Sir Henry Cole lived here 1879 - 1880. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards and was largely responsible for the foundation of the Kensington Museum. He was also a great postal reformer.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
NW3, Elm Row, 3
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cole - NW3
The first card was designed by John Horsley. Â The Mail has some pictures of e...
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cole - NW3
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
This difficult-to-photograph memorial is placed, to the left, inside the railings at the west front of the abbey, and we think we would h...
There is no indication as to who erected the plaque, but the fulsome description of the Lanesborough Hotel, suggests that they might have...
The long piece of text is attributed to Raleigh, here and all over the web, but we can find no source for it, so we've put this page in o...
From English Heritage: "The plaque was unveiled on 13 June, 41 years after the bomb fell. Stolen in 1987, it was replaced with an English...
Unveiled by local resident and actor Tim McInnerny. Source: On London.
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