Plaque

Joint Service Defence College - 40th anniversary

Erection date: 6/5/1987

Inscription

To commemorate the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
6 May 1987
40th anniversary - Joint Service Defence College

Site: Trinity Laban Conservatoire (4 memorials)

SE10, College Way, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music

The three plaques are in a locked room which the staff kindly opened for us. See a photo taken at the unveiling of the Blanke plaque.

Wikimedia have a 1922 photo showing the WW1 memorial in the entrance hall of the college when it was in Mandeville Place, W1.

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

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Joint Service Defence College - 40th anniversary

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Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on wh...

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, ...

Joint Service Defence College

A training academy for British military personnel. It was established as the ...

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Joint Service Defence College

A training academy for British military personnel. It was established as the ...

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Fela Kuti - SE10

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John Blanke - Trinity Laban Conservatoire

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