Erection date: 1960
London County Council
Aubrey House stands on the site of Kensington Wells an early 18th century spa. Former residents include, Sir Edward Lloyd Richard 1st Earl Grosvenor, Lady Mary Coke, diarist, Peter and Clementia Taylor, philanthropists, William Cleverly Alexander, art lover.
W8, Aubrey Road and Aubrey Walk
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Aubrey House
Built in 1698 by a group of doctors and apothecaries as a spa. It was origina...
A wealthy banker and art collector, who bought Aubrey House in 1873 for about...
Letter writer and noblewoman. Born Lady Mary Campbell at either Sudbrook, Sur...
It is difficult to determine who this person is. According to the Oxford Dict...
Women's activist. Born Clementia Doughty at Brockdish, Norfolk. She married P...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Aubrey House
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
The Duke and Mrs Jordan lived at various addresses in and around London, mainly at Bushy House, but we could find Ashberry Cottage in no ...
What was in the air in the fifties that made plaque carvers so inventive with their lettering? The dark section is difficult to read but...
The North Star, 104 Finchley Road. The North Star was built in 1850 as one of the first buildings to grace the new Finchley Road. This hi...
Johnson Street is now Cranleigh Street, where there is a plaque for Dickens.
Apart from the lovely Wall of Heroes plaques, this is the only plaque we know by Doulton's. The firm may have created many but this is th...
During WW2 Balham, at a depth of 30 feet, was one of many deep tube stations designated for use as a civilian air raid shelter. It sheltered hundreds of people each night. At about 8pm on 14 Octob...
Born 92 (then 90) Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The "Five Towns" in his novels are based on this area, "the Potteries" as it was in his youth. Some would have called him a "champagne social...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them