London County Council
Quintin Hogg, 1845 - 1903, founder of the Polytechnic, Regent Street, lived here, 1885 - 1898.
W1, Cavendish Square, 5
See Royal Polytechnic Institute for some of the history of this building.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Quintin Hogg at Cavendish Square
Initially known as the Young Men's Christian Institute this was founded by Qu...
Born London. Merchant, philanthropist, social reformer, and, in 1882, founder...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Quintin Hogg at Cavendish Square
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
We would not normally have collected this, since it is really just a (not very interesting) foundation stone, but we were pleased to have...
The blue plaque is next to the lower right window of the building, and the foundation stone is on the right of the doorway. The Hunt and...
Above this large, plain, plaque there is a small ornate stone with "G.S." on a shield surrounded with foliage, quite badly damaged. Whic...
We first noticed this lion way back in the 70s. Out for a walk along the river-front we noticed big cat footprints stencilled on the gro...
British Pathe have film of this ceremony: The Queen Mum looks pretty experienced with a cement trowel and stone hammer, while the then Pr...
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