Site of the French hospital founded by royal charter in 1718 to house the poor or infirm of French Huguenot descent. In 1866 the hospital was moved to Hackney and in 1960 to Rochester in Kent.
EC1, Bath Street, St Luke's Primary School
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
French hospital
Founded by royal charter in 1718 to house the poor or infirm of French Huguen...
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. The name emerged in 1560 b...
A video of the unveiling refers to a previous plaque at this site, which contained spelling mistakes and called him Johnny, which he didn...
Eric Ravilious, 1903 - 1942, artist, designer and illustrator, was born and lived here until 1907. Ealing Council Acton History Group Eal...
Google Street View shows the plaque in place March 2022 but just an empty frame in August 2022.
Joseph Aloysius Hansom, 1803 - 1882, architect, founder-editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom Cab, lived here. Greater London ...
English Heritage Frances Mary Buss, 1827 - 1894, pioneer of education for women was headmistress here, 1879 - 1894.
This organisation has been a bit of a political football, often having its name changed, as follows: 1902 - 1933 Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1933 - 1948 London Passenger Transpo...
Second wife of Henry VIII and so Queen of England, 1533 to 1536. Though married to Catherine of Aragon, Henry developed a passion for one of her maids of honour, Anne, and so began the whole horri...
Survived the Great Fire but was so badly damaged in WW2 that for the period 1948 - 54 the congregation used a temporary church in Mark Street. Samuel Pepys and his wife Elizabeth are buried here a...
Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrin...
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