Plaque: 1st Duke of Westminster, friend of the poor
Inscription
Hugh Lupus, first Duke of Westminster, K.G., lessor to the Improved Industrial Dwellings Coy. Ltd. Of this and other buildings on his London estate accommodating nearly 4,000 persons of the working class, the friend and benefactor of his poorer brethren. Obit 1899.
Site: 1st Duke of Westminster, friend of the poor (1 memorial)
W1, Brown Hart Gardens, Chesham Buildings
The strange raised public space (hardly a garden) at the centre of this square was once a proper garden but then an electrical sub-station was built on it. IanVisits explains.
