Plaque

William Booth College - 1

Erection date: 8/7/1929

Inscription

These buildings were opened by H.R.H. Prince George K.G.C.V.O. on July 8th 1929.
Gordon & Viner L.L.R.I.B.A. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott R.A. Architects
Griggs & Son Contractors Westminster

The plaque is in the entrance porch of the building.

Site: William Booth College (4 memorials)

SE5, Champion Park, William Booth Memorial Training College

As consultant architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the elevations and the interior of the hall and specified the materials but the rest was by Gordon and Viner. It opened in 1929 to train members of the Salvation Army and also holds the Army's library, archives and International Heritage Centre. This building fulfilled William Booth's vision of a "University of Humanity".

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Booth College - 1

Subjects commemorated i

William Booth Memorial Training College

The headquarters of The Salvation Army leadership and officer training which ...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
William Booth College - 1

Created by i

Gordon and Viner

Architects. We can find no other building by this pair, nor anything about them.

Griggs and Son

Builders of Westminster.

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

Architect. Born 26 Church Row, Hampstead. Grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scot...

George, Duke of Kent

Son of George V. Born York Cottage, Sandringham. Honorary member of Lincoln's...

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
William Booth College - 1

Also at this site i

Catherine Booth statue - Denmark Hill

The statue was dedicated on the centenary of Catherine Booth's birth, and aga...

William Booth College - 2

The plaque is in the entrance porch of the building. We'd guess that the buil...

William Booth statue - Denmark Hill

The statue was dedicated on the centenary of Booth's birth. The future Duke o...

See other memorials in the area

Nearby Memorials

London Bridge attack 2017

SE1, Montague Close

There was only one British citizen amongst the victims; the others were Australian, Canadian, French, Spanish.

9 subjects commemorated

View on map

School Committee

N1, Bletchley Street

Boys is given as the Incumbent and Barclay as the Treasurer. This is an attractive plaque, designed into the building. Pity about the pig...

10 subjects commemorated

View on map

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts

SW1, Tufton Street

The plaque is dull compared with this relief showing the expectant natives reaching out to the Gospel-bringer in his ship with puffed up ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Brunel's Engine House

SE16, Railway Avenue, Brunel Engine Museum

Brunel's engine house The tunnel shaft and pumping house for Marc Brunel's tunnel was constructed between 1825 and 1843. This was the fir...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Richard Church

SE24, Warmington Road, 2

London Borough of Southwark Richard Church, 1893-1972, writer and poet, lived here, 1905-1912. Plaque renewed 2010.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

View on map