Erection date: 19/10/1900
{On the central plaque:}
This stone was laid by J. Passmore Edwards Esq
19 October 1900
Mark Dalton - Chairman of Vestry
Arthur H. Valentine - Chairman of Committee
Francis Knibbs - Clerk
{Low, on the decorative frame:}
Kingerlee Sons - Oxford
S. B. Russell - London
E3, Gladstone Place, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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