Plaque

Essex Hall

Erection date: 1958

Inscription

{Plaque above seated men in picture:}
Essex Hall
Headquarters of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches. Destroyed 1944 - rebuilt 1958.
Architect - Kenneth S. Tayler, ARIBA
Builders Foster and Dicksee Ltd

Site: Essex Street & Essex Hall (3 memorials)

WC2, Essex Street, Essex Hall

More information about the creation of the building at The Story of Essex Hall.

The foundation stone is below the Essex Street & Essex Hall plaque, at the northern end of the building.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Essex Hall

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Essex Street Chapel and Essex Hall

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General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches

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Essex Hall foundation stone

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Essex Street & Essex Hall

Essex Street & Essex Hall

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