Plaque

Lloyd-Baker plaque

Erection date: 21/1/1948

Inscription

Olive Katherine Lloyd-Baker laid this stone January 21st 1948.

Site: Lloyd-Baker plaque (1 memorial)

WC1, Lloyd Street

As indicated by the local street names, the Lloyd Baker family owned this area of land for about 250 years until the 1950s.  They developed it in the 1820-30s using the father and son architects, John and William Booth.  the area suffered bomb damage in WW2 and subsequent rebuilding. 

A London Inheritance has a very good post on this area.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lloyd-Baker plaque

Subjects commemorated i

Olive Katherine Lloyd-Baker

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