This stone was laid by the Rt. Hon. Lord Reith, 17th July 1965.
WC1, Regent Square
Edward Irving was once the priest at the Gothic church that was on this site before WW2. Reith's parents were married in this church and he attended regularly when he first came to London after WW1.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Reith - WC1
First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6"...
There is a house, still extant, called Round Hill Cottage but Harrild lived at the big house, Round Hill House, no longer standing.
The Calthorpe Project was opened by the Worshipful the Mayor of Camden, King's Cross Ward Councillor Barbara Hughes, on the 29th Septemb...
Hobsons Place This block was built in 1966 by the Greater London Council and was named after Hobson's Place, which was one of the streets...
William Henry Hudson, 1841 - 1922, naturalist and ornithologist, early and influential member of the RSPB, novelist and author of 'Green ...
Canning became Foreign Secretary whilst living here. (from modern information plaque in square.)
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