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...
The 7 plaques are on different faces of the frontage of the building. We've numbered them left to right. Plaque 3 can be seen in our phot...
The plaque is at the far end of the school bike park and playground, which is why our picture is not as sharp as we would like.
The Richmond plaque can be seen in our photo, between the lamppost and the two blackboards.
Musician, writer, broadcaster, Benny Green, 1927 - 1998, lived here, 1932 - 1962.
We photographed this plaque in Sept 2003, but on returning to photograph the building in March 2008, the plaque had gone. 2021: we retur...
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