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Plaque

St Clement Danes Parish House

Erection date: 2/7/1897

Inscription

To the honor and glory of God, this memorial stone of St Clement Danes & Clare Market Parish House, erected upon the site presented by the Hon. W.F.D. Smith MP entirely by voluntary subscriptions from parishioners & friends, was laid by Lady Esther Smith on July 2nd 1897.
J.J.H. Septimus Pennington M.A. Rector, The Hon. W. F. D. Smith MP, Richard Twining, Esq., Herbert H. Twining, Esq. - Trustees
Harry Eve, Esq., Herbert H. Twining, Esq., - Hon. Treas.
Miss Louie Pennington - Hon. Sec.
H. P. Surrey - Hon Architects
J. Carmichael - Builder
Henry Andrews , James Hodges - Churchwardens

The St Clement Danes Church referred to is the one in the middle of the Strand to the east of the Aldwych. Clare Market used to be a food, mainly meat market. The site is now occupied by buildings of the London School of Economics.

Site: St Clement Danes Parish House (1 memorial)

WC2, Portugal Street

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Harry Eve

Honorary Treasurer of St Clement Danes Parish in 1897.

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