Plaque

Heals - south

Inscription

Heal & Son extended their shop in Tottenham Court Road & rebuilt the portion in Afred Mews, 1936 - 1938.
Directors: Sir Ambrose Heal, Hamilton T. Smith, George P. Stacy, Anthony S. Heal, Secretary - Geoffrey S. Beale, Architect - Edward Maufe ARA, Contractors - Trollope & Colls

This plaque is on the last but one southern pier of the southern building.

Site: Heals building (2 memorials)

W1, Tottenham Court Road, Heals

The frieze at the top of the southern Heal's building reads: "MDCCCX, Heal & Son, MCMXVI, Heal & Son, MCMXXXVII", the dates being: 1810 - when Heal's was founded;1916 - when the northern half of this building was erected; 1937 - when the southern half was added.

When passing do drop in to see the splendid spiral staircase, with its cat.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Heals - south

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Heal's furniture store

John Harris Heal established a feather dressing business at 33 Rathbone Place...

Sir Ambrose Heal

Furniture designer and retailer. Born at Crouch End. Studied at the Slade Sch...

Anthony Standerwick Heal

Son of Sir Ambrose Heal of the Heals furniture shop which was established in ...

Edward Maufe

Architect. Born in Yorkshire as Edward Brantwood Muff into a family which, in...

Hamilton T. Smith

Furniture designer, founding member of the Design and Industries Association ...

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On the north-most pier of the southern building.

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