Plaque

Children's Unit

Erection date: 5/7/1990

Inscription

The Children's Unit, the London Hospital Whitechapel, was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen, Patron of the Hospital, 5th July 1990.

Site: Queen Alexandra statue & 2 plaques (3 memorials)

E1, Whitechapel Road, Royal London Hospital

The two plaques are on the building behind the statue.

2019: Londonist reported that this hospital is going "About To Undergo A Stunning Renovation" and they give some history too. Then IanVisits posted photos of the statue moved, from the small courtyard north of Stepney Way, to a modern arcade just south of the hospital's Stepney Way Entrance.

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Queen Elizabeth II

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