91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters

Inscription

{Beneath the insignia of the Polish Navy:}
This building housed the headquarters of the Polish Navy during 1939 - 1945.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in conjunction with Polish Heritage Society UK.
{Followed by the names of sixteen Polish ships. See Commemorated subjects:}

Site: Polish Navy Headquarters (1 memorial)

W1, New Cavendish Street, 51

On the page for Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands we list the memorials for other countries who set up WW2 HQs in London. 

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters

Subjects commemorated i

ORP Błyskawica

Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Po...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

ORP Burza

Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Po...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

ORP Conrad

Former Cruiser in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Pols...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

ORP Dragon

Former Cruiser in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Pols...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

ORP Dzik

Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Po...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Show all 16

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters

Created by i

Embassy of the Republic of Poland

Located at 47 Portland Place.

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Polish Heritage Society

Exists to remember, record and propagate among the wider British public the c...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Stanleys' Golden Wedding clock tower

Stanleys' Golden Wedding clock tower

SE25, Station Road

Erected by the inhabitants of South Norwood to commemorate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stanley of Cumberlow, South Norwood, ...

4 subjects commemorated
Croydon Grand Theatre and Opera House

Croydon Grand Theatre and Opera House

CR0, High Street Croydon, 125

The Grand Theatre and Opera House stood on this site 1896 - 1959. Croydon's Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson - birth

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson - birth

E1, Commercial Road, Metropolitan University, 41-47

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1836 - 1919, was born in a house formerly on this site. The first woman to be registered as a medical practi...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Charles MacKerras

Sir Charles MacKerras

NW8, Hamilton Terrace, 10

Sir Charles MacKerras, CH, AC, CBE, 1925 - 2010, conductor and musicologist, lived here. The Public Memorials Appeal

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Church House - WC2

Church House - WC2

WC2, Burleigh Street, 14

2018: The Telegraph included this little gem in their Unsung buildings that bring Victorian London to life. They write: "It was built by ...

1 subject commemorated