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Plaque

International Hall

Erection date: 23/10/1962

Inscription

The International Hall of Residence was opened on 23 October 1962 by Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1961.

Site: International Hall (1 memorial)

WC1, Brunswick Square, International Hall

In our photo the plaque is lost behind the small newly-planted tree. It's now on a brick upright (whose only function is to display the plaque) at the wheel-chair access ramp.  We imagine the plaque was originally laid into the wall, as is normal with foundation stones.

The building was opened in 1962 as a hall of residence for University of London students, which it still is today.

The exterior walls are studded with shields, each representing a country.  has photographed them.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
International Hall

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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Born as Swarup Nehru into a prominent Indian political family (brother - Jawa...

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