On this site stood Emanuel Hospital, founded 1594 by Lady Dacre, re-established 1883, as Emanuel School.
SW1, Buckingham Gate, 51
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Emanuel Hospital
Founded as part of the legacy of Anne, Lady Dacre. Originally it was an almsh...
Originally founded as a school for poor children as part of the legacy of Lad...
Gentlewoman and benefactress. Born Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Sackville, t...
What was in the air in the fifties that made plaque carvers so inventive with their lettering? The dark section is difficult to read but...
James Edmondson, 1857 - 1931, Highbury builder, developed the surrounding streets from these premises, 1894 - 1897. London Borough of Isl...
Orwell lived here for 6 months in 1935 while he was working in the South End Green Bookshop and writing "Keep the Aspidstra Flying". Unv...
Unveiled about 18 months after the nearby Seacole statue, this memorial was planned and financed at the same time. Chelsea Pensioners and...
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