Plaque

Spiritualist Temple - Beard

Inscription

Foundation stone laid by Ernest W. Beard Esq.
Thos. Yorke Esq. Architect, Highgate N.
J. Wright & Son, Hiccinson & Co. Contractors, Hendon N.W.

Site: Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple (4 memorials)

NW1, Rochester Square, Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple

The wooden cross atop the building supports a neon cross, wired to an electrical box so rusty that we doubt it still lights the way for North London spirit seekers.

Spiritualist Resources has a picture of the interior of the Temple and says "Easter tide April 15th 1927: The Temple was opened and dedicated." 2016: That site no longer has the pictures but the Ham&High does. The building is apparently owned by the Spiritualists' National Union.

2017: Article in the local Camden New Journal in which Blur guitarist, Graham Coxon, backs a campaign to save this building, which has recently been sold for development.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Spiritualist Temple - Beard

Subjects commemorated i

Hiccinson & Co.

Building contractors based in Hendon in 1926.

J. Wright & Son

J. Wright & Son, Hiccinson & Co. Building contractors based in Hendo...

Ernest W. Beard

From the building society that funded the Rochester Square Spiritualist Templ...

Thomas Yorke

Architect based in Highgate in 1926.

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Spiritualist Temple - Beard

Also at this site i

Spiritualist Temple - Conan Doyle

Foundation stone laid by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, October 30th 1926

Spiritualist Temple - Ellis

Founders Mr & Mrs Richard Ellis President & Hon. Secy.

Spiritualist Temple - Swaffer

Hannen Swaffer Esq. and Mrs Swaffer

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