Plaque

Bedford College & E Jesser Reid

Inscription

Bedford College for Women University of London, founded here in 1849 by Elizabeth Jesser Reid.

WC1, Bedford Square, 48

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Bedford College & E Jesser Reid

Founded by Elizabeth Jesser Reid as the Ladies College, the first higher educ...

Founder of Bedford College, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist. Her Wi...

The plaque has mis-named the painting; it's actually 'Hampstead Heath, with the House Called ‘The Salt Box’'. The 1999 book 'Discovering...

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A video of the unveiling refers to a previous plaque at this site, which contained spelling mistakes and called him Johnny, which he didn...

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These plaques were originally located on the buildings of the Teddington Studios in Broom Road. The studios were closed and demolished in...

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Listed Grade II The text includes: "The councillors' entrance has a cantilevered concrete canopy balcony originally designed for counci...

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The School of Historical Dress purchased the freehold in 2016. From their Facebook page: The building was erected in 1841 as The Royal So...

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Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...

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