Erection date: 12/5/2009
City of Westminster
Home of BBC School Radio, 1952 - 1993, pioneer of education for children through radio broadcasting.
Plaque unveiled by the then Mayor of Westminster, Louise Hyams.
W1, Portland Place, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
BBC School Radio
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
BBC School Radio
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