Plaque

National Theatre foundation - 1988

Erection date: 27/10/1988

Inscription

{Around Her head:}
HM Queen Elizabeth Patron
Royal National Theatre

This plaque was unveiled by HM the Queen on 27th October 1988.

Site: National Theatre foundation stones (3 memorials)

SW1, Belvedere Road, National Theatre

This group of plaques is in the ground floor seating area.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
National Theatre foundation - 1988

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National Theatre

First proposed in 1848, the gestation of the NT is complex (see the NT's own ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
National Theatre foundation - 1988

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Queen Elizabeth II

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

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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National Theatre foundation - 1951

National Theatre foundation - 1951

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National Theatre foundation - 1976

National Theatre foundation - 1976

The National Theatre, opened by the Queen on 25 October 1976, designed for th...

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