Person    | Male  Born 11/10/1821  Died 6/11/1905

Sir George Williams

Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a hotel in Torquay.

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Sir George Williams

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Sir George Williams

In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.

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YMCA

Williams was working as a buyer at Hitchcock, Rogers & Co., a large retai...

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Lock Keepers Office

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None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Millennium tree - EC1

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EC1, Cloth Fair, St Bartholomew the Great graveyard

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