King William IV Naval Asylum
Designed by Philip Hardwick and built in 1848. Requested and paid for by Queen Adelaide for 12 widows of naval officers.
Penge Heritage Trail - Bromley
SE20, St John's Road
The plaque is in the pavement towards the right of the frontage of the asylum site.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
King William IV Asylum
Also known as the King William IV Cottages. Commissioned by Queen Adelaide wi...
As the wife of King William IV, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was our queen and ...
Architect. Â His father and grandfather were both architects with the name Tho...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
King William IV Asylum
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
A walking tour which includes people and places in the history of Penge. 202...
Winifred Cullis (1875 - 1956) CBE Physiologist, Sophia Jex-Blake Chair of Physiology, University of London from 1926 - 1941, a pioneer of...
Howard Staunton, 1810 - 1874, British World Chess Champion, lived here, 1871 - 1874. English Heritage
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this plaque (in French).
At the War Memorials Register we learn that, since we visited, laminated signs have been attached to the cages around the 13 trees, givin...
The Elephant and Castle pub was at the corner of Wick Road and Victoria Park Road.
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