On March 22nd 1927 their Majesties the King and Queen visited the May Fair Hotel and were graciously pleased to make a tour of inspection. This tablet commemorates the signal honour paid to this British enterprise.
W1, Stratton Street, May Fair Hotel
The brown plaque is inside the hotel lobby. Don’t be put off by the doorman – he watched our bike for us while we popped in for the photo.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...
Wife of George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Princess Victoria M...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel
A luxury hotel, built on the site of the grounds of Devonshire House. opened ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel
The plaque is located in the foyer of the New Diorama Theatre.
Gregory Isaacs, "The Cool Ruler", international reggae superstar, 1950 - 2010, lived here, 2007 - 2010. Federation of Reggae Music Harrow...
'The Uncommerical Traveller' was the name of articles that Dickens wrote for his own journal 'All the Year Round'.
The Royal Photographic Society plaque is on the left above the wheelie-bins. The BFI plaque is on the pillar on the right.
Sudbury Town is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line. The passimeter was a turnstile, operated fro...
A public school in Malvern Worcestershire. During WW2 the college was requisitioned by the Admiralty October 1939 - July 1940, and the school temporarily relocated to Blenheim Palace. In 1942, its ...
The story of the Carpenters' three Halls is given at the Picture Source website.
We can't explain the quotation marks on the inscription and think they are probably not significant.
Born Carlisle. His first career was as an historian. Bishop of London, 1897–1901.
Political group. William Morris had belonged to H.M. Hyndman's Socialist League, but when its views became too extreme for him, he founded the Hammersmith Socialist Society which met at his home, K...
