SW1, Great Smith Street
The foundation stone is immediately to the right of the central entrance.
Above the entrance: "Westminster Public Library, The united parishes of St Margaret and St John the Evangelist, AD 1893". In 1985 this building was threatened with demolition and was only saved by a campaign which brought about the Thorney Island Society.
The Listing identifies the heads for us, and we've numbered them left to right.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Westminster Library - head 4 - Dryden
Poet and playwright. Born in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire. The first Poet Laur...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Old Westminster Library - head 4 - Dryden
Westminster Public Library The united parishes of St Margaret and St John the...
We first thought Francis Bacon but he normally has more hair, and, so far, al...
The hair seems a bit too curly but the sad eyes are right.
Bloomsbury House was built in 1887 for the College of Preceptors. Designed by by F. Pinches it is Listed Grade 1. The College, now call...
According to the plaque these are, clockwise from top left: Dave O'Hara, Tommy Martin, Sir Francis Drake, Metrina. Wall of the Ancestors...
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
This huge building, Grade 2 listed and in need of a clean, is actually 18 buildings behind a unifying facade designed by W. D. Caroe, in ...
The foundation stone is low down at the right hand side of the building. Above each of the two statues is a bust, both of the Greek god v...
The architect for this 1906 building was Arthur Sykes (1862 - 1940) who also built this Oxford Street/Stratford Place corner block, See P...
We can't find the link from the QR code. The Sun reported the plaque's unveiling.
