Plaque

Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis

Erection date: 24/5/1936

Inscription

Unveiled by Mrs A. Davis, Empire Day Silver Jubilee, 1936.

Empire Day was instituted in 1902 on the birthday (24 May) of Queen Victoria who had died in 1901. So in 1936 the 25th Empire Day was celebrated.

Site: Lady Workers' Homes - memorial pond (4 memorials)

N6, Makepeace Avenue

These 4 stones are evenly spaced on the horizontal surface of the rim of the pond. We have numbered them clockwise, starting at the west.

For more about the Holly Lodge estate and Baroness Coutts see Holly Lodge.

Since visiting we have read that the figure at the centre of the pond (a lady reading) has two left feet. We'll have to go back and check that out.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis

Subjects commemorated i

Empire Day

Created by Reginald Brabazon, cleverly designed to coincide with Queen Victor...

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Mrs A. Davis

Director of Lady Workers' Homes Ltd in 1936. Probably Helena the wife of Abra...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis

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Lady Workers' Homes 1 - Abraham Davis

Lady Workers' Homes 1 - Abraham Davis

Erected to the memory of Alderman A. Davis, pioneer of flats for ladies and f...

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Lady Workers' Homes 2 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Lady Workers' Homes 2 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Holly Lodge. The late Baroness Burdett-Coutts' estate was acquired and develo...

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Lady Workers' Homes 3 - LWH directors

Lady Workers' Homes 3 - LWH directors

Lady Workers' Homes Ltd. Directors: Oliver Jones, Esq. JP - Chairman; Mrs A. ...

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