Erection date: 1863
Inscription
Hampden Gurney Schools
Erected A. D. 1863 in memory of John Hampden Gurney, MA, Rector of St Mary's, Marylebone.
Site: Hampden Gurney School (2 memorials)
W1, Forset Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hampden Gurney - 1863
Subjects commemorated i
John Hampden Gurney
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Hampden Gurney - 1863
Also at this site i
Hampden Gurney - 2002
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