The South Kensington Museum opened on this site in 1857. It expanded and was renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1899. A further expansion by Aston Webb opened in 1909. Also see Francis Fowke for the buildings that he designed.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Sir Henry Cole - SW7
English Heritage Sir Henry Cole, 1808 - 1882, campaigner and educator, first...
V&A façade foundation stone, Edward
This building, being the completion of the Victoria and Albert Museum, was op...
V&A façade foundation stone, Victoria
This was the Queen's last official appearance. Via Londonist we found this V&...
War damage at V&A
The text is engraved on the wall at the new (2017) entrance in Exhibition Roa...
Other Subjects
British Film Institute
In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
20 memorials
William Ralston Shedden-Ralston
Born York Terrace, Regent’s Park. His strange name seems to be the result of his father's near-illegitimacy and subsequent extensive litigation. Librarian, folklorist and Russian scholar. He gra...
1 memorial
St Bride Foundation Institute
Established to meet the educational, cultural and social needs of a community working within the burgeoning print industry of the Victorian era.  The Londonphile has visited and photographed the in...
Group, Journalism / Publishing, Museums / Libraries, Theatre
1 memorial
Henry E. Poole
Secretary to the Commissioners for the 1892 Westminster Public Library. Became librarian in Great Smith Street in March 1881 and went on to be employed by Westminster City Council as a branch libra...
1 memorial
Shoreham Aircraft Museum
Founded by local enthusiasts, whose passion for the Battle of Britain period resulted in the establishment of a permanent display in 1988. It houses hundreds of relics excavated by the group from c...
2 memorials
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