Venue for concerts, plays and lectures, designed by, funded by, and named for W. F. R. Stanley.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Stanley Halls
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W. F. R. Stanley - blue plaque
W. F. R. Stanley, 1829 - 1909, inventor, manufacturer and philanthropist foun...
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