Presented by Royal British Legion, Fulham.
"Lest we forget."
The building on the corner of Broomhouse Road (of which you can see a section to the right of our photo) used to be the . It is no 249 and was also known as Jimmy West House. It closed in September 2018 and became permanently closed on 30 May 2019 when it was taken over by Aragon House, next door.
We are used to the idea of the Royal British Legion commemorating members of the armed forces lost in war but (using historic Google Street View) we can't see that the plaque was ever displayed on (the outside of) 249. So it looks as if this plaque was erected to commemorate the loss of the Fulham Club, and that the business which acquired the Club's premises agreed to host it on their wall.
Site: Royal British Legion Club Fulham (1 memorial)
SW6, New Kings Road, 247, Aragon House
It is thought that this site was given to Catherine of Aragon by her father-in-law, King Henry VII, on the death of her husband and his son, Arthur, Prince of Wales, in 1502, as her dower house (a residence for the widow of an estate owner, etc.).
The current building, 1805–06, is grade 2 listed, but architect unknown. Now (2025) a .
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