Plaque

William Marsden

Inscription

Greater London Council
William Marsden, 1796 - 1867, surgeon, founder of the Royal Free and Royal Marsden Hospitals, lived here.

Site: William Marsden (1 memorial)

WC2, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 65

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William Marsden

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Royal Free Hospital

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Royal Marsden Hospital

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William Marsden

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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