The House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce.
Foundation laid 28 March 1772, completed 24 April 1774.
Robert & James Adam architects.
WC2, Adam Street, 8
Full title of organisation now is "The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce" (as announced on pillar).
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
Born Edinburgh. Died 13 Albemarle Street. By 1754 had joined the family arch...
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buri...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
The building is home to the Study Society. Founded in 1951 by Dr. F. C. Roles and his friends who had been associates of Ouspensky, the ...
St Peter's Church - One of the last churches built for the Church of England in the Victorian classical style. The architect was Thomas A...
We think there was a letter in front of the 'M' which has been lost. "LBH+F" decodes as London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and th...
London County Council Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774 - 1857, Admiral and hydrographer, lived here.
The well memorial is difficult to see in our photo. It's laid into the flint cobbles in front of the bench. London Gardens Online gives:...
Tagore rented the house for about 3 weeks or a few months (depending on source) on one of him many visits to Britain.
London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers. More information at Stepping Forward London. It's Wikipedia page shows how it was formed in 1908, gives details of its service during...
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