Plaque

Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

Erection date: 1981

Inscription

Greater London Council
Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805-1865, hydrographer and meteorologist lived here.

Site: Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7 (1 memorial)

SW7, Onslow Square, 38

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy

Hydrographer and meteorologist. Born Ampton Hall, Suffolk. He attended the Ro...

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SW7

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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