Erection date: 28/8/2020
Noor Inayat Khan, GC, 1914 - 1944, SOE agent, codename 'Madeleine', stayed here.
English Heritage
WC1, Taviton Street, 4
The Covid-19 pandemic meant the unveiling ceremony took place on Facebook.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Noor Inayat Khan - Taviton Street
Spies, basically (but see below), working for the UK in WW2. Formed by Church...
WW2 spy and member of the French resistance. A descendant of the 18th centur...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Noor Inayat Khan - Taviton Street
The Cavalry Club was formed in April 1890 and began life at 127 Piccadilly. Over the years it expanded into 126 and 125 and refurbished t...
Double Olympic gold medallist Andy Holmes, MBE, 1959 - 2010, Latymerian oarsman Double world champion
English Heritage Sir David Low, 1891 - 1963, cartoonist, lived here at no. 33.
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public. Mayor of Hillingdon.
The quote "Gracious..." is from Psalm 116:5, and "Blessed..." is from Revelation 14:13.
From the website: The Highgate Society was founded in 1966 by local people who had successfully fought Government plans to route heavy traffic through the heart of Highgate. The Highgate Society’s r...
Architect. In the Wikipedia list of his works none are in London.
Rector of Chelsea Old Church. Brother of Wilfred Scawen Blunt and father of Reginald, Chelsea historian and founder of the Chelsea Society and also of artist Arthur Cadogan Blunt (1860–1934). Bri...
