Plaque

George Croydon Marks

Erection date: 26/9/2013

Inscription

{Around the presumed crest of Lord Marks of Woolwich:}
George Croydon Marks, Baron Marks of Woolwich, 1858 - 1938, worked and trained at Royal Arsenal Woolwich, 1872 - 1878. Entrepreneur, engineer, patent agent, social activist and politician.

The plaque is in the dimly lit museum of Greenwich Heritage Centre.

Site: George Croydon Marks (1 memorial)

SE18, Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal, Greenwich Heritage Centre

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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