Plaque

George Edmund Street

Inscription

Greater London Council
George Edmund Street, 1824 - 1881, architect, lived here.

Site: George Edmund Street (1 memorial)

W1, Cavendish Place, 14

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George Edmund Street

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George Edmund Street

Born in Woodford, Essex His chief work was the Royal Courts of Justice (1868-...

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Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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