Plaque

British Library- Foundation Stone

Inscription

The British Library
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales unveiled this stone 7 December 1982.

Site: British Library (3 memorials)

NW1, Euston Road, British Library

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
British Library- Foundation Stone

Subjects commemorated i

British Library

16 years between the laying of the foundation stone in 1982 and the opening i...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
British Library- Foundation Stone

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King Charles III

Patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Qu...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
British Library- Foundation Stone

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British Library - Anne Frank

British Library - Anne Frank

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British Library - Newton

British Library - Newton

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