Erection date: 8/1/1908
Chelsea Temperance Society, founded 1837. This stone was laid by Samuel Henry Dauncey, Esq., Vice-President. January 8th 1908.
SW3, Pond Place, 23
There are two stone plaques either side of the entrance, low on the wall, and two, rather classier, plaques in the entrance lobby. Reading left to right: Brass, Wright, Dillon, McCurrey, Dauncey, Anscombe.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chelsea Temperance Society - Dauncey
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Chelsea Temperance Society - Dauncey
Founded 1837 with Sydney Hall in Pond Place. At Exciting we learn "In about 1...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Chelsea Temperance Society - Dauncey
Chelsea Temperance Society, founded 1837. To the memory of William Henry Ansc...
Chelsea Temperance Society, founded 1837. To the memory of John Henry Brass, ...
To the memory of Hon. Conrad A. Dillon, who was connected with this society f...
To the memory of James & Margaret McCurrey, early & devoted workers i...
Chelsea Temperance Society, founded 1837. This stone was laid by Henry J. Wri...
We understand that at least 13 of these names are also on the memorial cross at the United Reform Church.
The designers of this plaque seem to be anticipating the need for additional memorials.
It's not clear if this is the foundation stone of the South Ward extension to the hospital (in which case it's rather terse) or if "this ...
LCC Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, born here, 1804.
See Davison's page for an explanation of this plaque. While still thinking about how to arrange a 'site visit'Â to capture this important...
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