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Norfolk House - Eisenhower & WW2

Site: Norfolk House - Eisenhower & WW2 (2 memorials)

SW1, St James's Square, 31, Norfolk House

June 2020: This building has been demolished and we anticipate another 'spreadsheet' block. Let's hope the plaques have been retained.

2025: This building is named for (1750 - 1938) which it replaced. The was removed and is displayed at the the V&A.  (Brought to our attention by .)

2025: Jenny Lynne Edwards kindly contacted us to say that the plaques are back.  She also said that the new building is almost a replica of the one it replaces. have a photo and the only obvious differences are in the window glazing bars and the (predictable) extra storey.  Presumably the interior is totally different, but are those differences really worth the embedded energy wasted in the demolition?

This section lists the memorials located at this site:
Norfolk House - Eisenhower & WW2

Memorialsi

Dwight D Eisenhower

The United States of America recognizes the selfless service and manifold con...

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Operation Torch & Operation Overlord

Norfolk House In this building, 24 June 1942 - 8 November 1942, general of t...

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