Erection date: 31/5/19
Henry Croft, the original Pearly King, 1861 - 1930, founder of the Pearly Kings and Queens tradition, charitable fundraiser, road sweeper, orphan and father, lived here at 15 Charles Street (now Phoenix Road).
The Heritage Foundation
Camden Borough Council
NW1, Phoenix Road, 17a
The Camden New Journal has a splendid photo of the Pearly Kings and Queens at the unveiling.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry Croft - NW1
The original Pearly King. Born in the St Pancras Workhouse (now, 2015, the St...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Henry Croft - NW1
The Town Hall in Euston Road once housed these interesting murals by Cecil Os...
We believe this group now encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sport...
Felix Mendelssohn, 1809 - 1847, composer stayed here. English Heritage
This tablet commemorates the naming of this building in 1961 after the first Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Alexander Ma...
Faded London have done some great research on the history behind this plaque.
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Cheese is where Yeats etc. met so we have put the Club on the l...
Greater London Council Mary Seacole, 1805 - 1881, Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War, lived here.
