Plaque

Smiths - King's College Hospital

Erection date: 1939

Inscription

This tablet records the grateful thanks of King's College Hospital which stood upon this site from 1839 to 1913 to the firm and staff of W.H. Smith & Son for their generous and unfailing support during the 100 years of its existence.
1939

This plaque was placed on the Hospital's centenary. WH Smiths had given the Hospital a new site at Denmark Hill and also helped fund it during the 1920s but we are not convinced that support had been provided for all the 100 years, this might be poetic exaggeration.

Site: W. H. Smiths - Portugal Street (3 memorials)

WC2, Portugal Street

There are 3 plaques, all on the north face of this building, to the right of the entrance shown in the photograph.

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Smiths - King's College Hospital

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W. H. Smiths

Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna opened a small newsvendors in 1792 in Li...

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King's College Hospital

Stood at Portugal Street / Carey Street from 1839 to 1913, when it moved to D...

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Smiths - Head Office

Smiths - Head Office

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Smiths - war-damaged plaque

Smiths - war-damaged plaque

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