Plaque

Mahatma Gandhi - W14

Erection date: 1986

Inscription

Mahatma Gandhi, 1869 - 1948, lived here as a law student.
Greater London Council

Gandhi lived here in the 1890s, whilst studying law at University College.

Site: Mahatma Gandhi - W14 (1 memorial)

W14, Baron's Court Road, 20

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

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mahatma Gandhi - W14

Subjects commemorated i

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Kar...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mahatma Gandhi - W14

Created by i

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Sir Cliff Richard - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

Sir Cliff Richard - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

WD6, Allum Lane, Station forecourt

The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Great Storm - Victoria Park

Great Storm - Victoria Park

E9, Victoria Park, Crown Gate West

We originally photographed this plaque in 2010. Returning in 2016, we found that the empty small white plinth to the right of the tree wa...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Bakers Chop House

Bakers Chop House

EC3, Change Alley

The history of this area (with a plan!) is given in a leaflet published in 1969 by Martins Bank, who were taken over by Barclays at that ...

1 subject commemorated
Thomas Guy birthplace

Thomas Guy birthplace

SE1, Tower Bridge Road

Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, writes: The full sentence, from Acts 20:35,  is BEATIUS EST MAGIS DARE QUAM ACCIPERE - “It is more b...

2 subjects commemorated
J B Priestley

J B Priestley

N6, The Grove, 3

2011 - Kate Moss is reportedly moving to this address.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

Previously viewed

Marshalsea Prison - garden

Marshalsea Prison - garden

SE1, Tabard Street, St George's Churchyard Gardens

Marshalsea Prison Beyond this old wall is the site of the old Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of th...

3 subjects commemorated
Luis L. Ramirez

Luis L. Ramirez

Ramirez's divorced wife's lover was murdered in Texas in 1998.  Ramirez was indicted for solicitation of capital murder. In 1999 he was sentenced to death and executed in 2005.

Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
E. F. Benson

E. F. Benson

SW3, Brompton Square, 25

English Heritage E. F. Benson, 1867 - 1940, writer, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Reginald Blomfield

Sir Reginald Blomfield

Architect, garden designer and author. Born Devon. Followed his uncle, Sir Arthur Blomfield, into architecture. Buildings include: United University Club (1906), south-east corner of Suffolk Stree...

Person, Architecture, Gardens / Agriculture

6 memorials
Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office. Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial