Erection date: 1979
George Canning, 1770 - 1827, statesman, lived here.
Greater London Council
Canning became Foreign Secretary whilst living here. (from modern information plaque in square.)
W1, Berkeley Square, 50
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Canning - Berkeley Square
Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure *). Born Mary...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George Canning - Berkeley Square
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
Frank Charles Elliston-Erwood FSA, archaeologist & historian, 1883 - 1968, lived here 1912 - 1968. Woolwich Antiquarian Society
The text suggests that the stone came from the original 1812 building but the style does not look old enough. Despite the layout, the ent...
William Henry Hudson, 1841 - 1922, naturalist and ornithologist, early and influential member of the RSPB, novelist and author of 'Green ...
Google Street View shows this plaque in situ 2008 - 2014 but lost by June 2015. We have the Russian Embassy to thank for drawing this lo...
From the Imperial College website: The Royal College of Science building was completed in 1906 ….. The building was designed by architect...
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