"Not by bread alone doth man live"
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To commemorate the generous hospitality of the Oratory Fathers, whereby the first Belgian school was opened in London and children exiled by the great war were prepared for their future citizenship by a sound and Christian education.
1914 - 1919.
SW3, Cale Street, Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First Belgian School WW1
By June 1915, the population of Belgian refugees in Britain rose to 265,000. ...
Popularly known as the Brompton Oratory. Founded the year after Cardinal New...
Unveiled by the mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham, Frances Stainton. The quote comes from a poem written by Sam's mother, Serena.
In WW2 both Upton Chapel and Christ Church were badly bombed. Both were demolished (except for Lincoln Tower here) and the two congregati...
From the Western Front Association we learn that "Each time The Queen's Life Guard or other bodies of Household Cavalry pass the spot, 't...
2020: This plaque is no longer here so we've marked it as Lost.
This plaque was replaced in 2013 but we are keeping it here for the record.
Born in Lucé, near Domfront, Normandy, his name is also spelt 'de Luci'. He is first mentioned as High Sheriff of Essex, and later as Chief Justiciar to King Henry II. (Justiciar was roughly equiva...
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