Plaque

Garden House & Duke of Westminster

Erection date: 28/11/1991

Inscription

Garden House opened by H. G. The Duke of Westminster on 28th November 1991.
Design & build contractor: Conder Projects
Architects: T. P. Bennett Partnership
Project managers: Ayh Partnership
Sponsor: Advance in Medicine

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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Garden House & Duke of Westminster

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