Plaque

Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher

Inscription

To the glory of God and in memory of Alfred Edward Reneson Coucher OBE, 1892 - 1955, Alderman Mayor of St Marylebone, November 1947 - May 1949, for 10 years a London County Councillor. Founder President of the St Marylebone Society, under whose leadership this garden was laid out by the Society in 1951 with the generous support of the council of the Borough of St Marylebone, the Methodist Conference and others.
Erected 1963.

On the curved wall at the entrance to the garden.

Site: Old St Marylebone Parish Church Garden (5 memorials)

W1, Marylebone High Street

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher

Subjects commemorated i

Borough of St Marylebone

Created in 1900 from the parish of St Marylebone.  In 1965 it joined Paddingt...

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Alfred Edward Reneson Coucher, OBE

Alderman Mayor of St Marylebone, November 1947 - May 1949, for 10 years a Lon...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher

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Old Church Garden - burials

Old Church Garden - burials

The right-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Old Church Garden - facts

Old Church Garden - facts

The left-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Old Church Garden - site

Old Church Garden - site

The middle of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Old Church Garden - Wesley tomb

Old Church Garden - Wesley tomb

We don't normally include graves but since this has been moved it is now eff...

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