Bolingbroke Hospital

Plaque

Bolingbroke Hospital - 1925

Erection date: 9/7/1925

Inscription

This stone was laid by Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles, July 9th 1925.
Sir James Carmichael KBE, JP, Chairman
Young & Hall - Architects
J. Garrett & Son - Builders

Site: Bolingbroke Hospital - group 2 (2 memorials)

SW11, Bolingbroke Grove

The foundation stone is directly below the Shepherd memorial. Both can be seen to the right of our photo, on the stair tower, partially hidden by a tree and railings respectively.

This photo shows the northern section of the 1925/27 William Shepherd Memorial wing.

We have grouped the memorials on this hospital into 3 groups: group 1, group 2, group 3.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bolingbroke Hospital - 1925

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Instigated by Canon John Erskine Clarke, Bolingbroke House (see below for mor...

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J. Garrett & Son

Builders based in Balham. Active 1898 - 1952, at least.

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Young & Hall

Architects. Keith Downes Young (12 September 1848 - 1 December 1929) was an E...

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Sir James Carmichael, K.B.E.

Owned the building firm James Carmichael Ltd in Trinity Road Wandsworth Commo...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bolingbroke Hospital - 1925

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Princess Royal, Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, Viscountess Lascelles

Third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Born York Cott...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Bolingbroke Hospital - 1925

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Bolingbroke Hospital - 1925, William Shepherd

This wing, erected in 1925, is dedicated to the memory of William Shepherd.

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