Plaque

W. H. Smith - W2

Inscription

London County Council
W. H. Smith, 1825 - 1891, bookseller and statesman, lived here.

Site: W. H. Smith - W2 (1 memorial)

W2, Hyde Park Street, 12

This house probably looked OK when it was part of a terrace but on its own it just looks weird.

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W. H. Smith - W2

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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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W. H. Smith

William Henry Smith. Bookseller and politician. The son in "W. H. Smith and S...

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W. H. Smith - W2

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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