Samuel Lewis, philanthropist, 1838 - 1901, Centenary Memorial Hall, opened on 7th September 2001.
N1, Liverpool Road, Lewis Mansions
The plaque can be seen in our photo, on the low building at the back. Lewis died in 1901 so this Centenary Memorial Hall of 2001 commemorates his death.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Samuel Lewis
Moneylender and philanthropist. A jew, born in a slum in Birmingham, who work...
The plaque is inside at the left, behind the ticket barriers.
This is a small plaque, rather cheap-looking, in contrast to the substantial well-polished brass plaque on the other side of the lobby in...
Near this place on July 29th 1921 George Lansbury led the people and councillors of Poplar on their march to the high court for the equal...
The plaque was laid in 1921 (British Pathe film) and the building was opened on 3 June 1926 by the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin and th...
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