1879 - 1905
Sir George Williams, 1821 - 1905, founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, lived at no 13 Russell Square.
In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.
WC1, Russell Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir George Williams
Founded in 1844 by George Williams, the YMCA built their first gym in 1881 an...
Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a ho...
Here lived Charles Kitterbell as related by Charles Dickens in sketches by Boz "The Bloomsbury Christening".
Guglielmo Marconi, 1874 - 1937, the pioneer of wireless communication, lived here in 1896 - 1897. London County Council
These plaques are to the north of the fountain in the front garden of Wandsworth Town Hall, on Fairfield Street. The time capsule stone i...
The quotation comes from a school morning prayer much quoted on the net but we could find no source.
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