{In the terracotta either side of the roundel:}
Diamond Reign
Not the most flattering portrait of the old dear.
W1, Foubert's Place, 31, Foubert Mansions
The first floor bow window faced in terracotta could almost be an addition to the building but the architecture of the whole is about right for 1897. (It seems the theme of Soho's Christmas decorations this year, 2010, is, oh so relevant, space.)
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - W1
Shortly before this event, in September 1896 Victoria had become the longest-...
Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duk...
We identified which particular Duchess of Kent is represented by finding the painting on which the portrait is based at baltyra but the ...
Building designed by Sidney R. J. Smith. The roundel is in the spandrel of the main ground floor window. The Ornamental Passions page...
c.2012: Brought to our attention by Clive Yelf on his always interesting blog, Faded London which seems to have folded. Wanting to establ...
The plaque immediately below the bust is blank but there are 4 others below that, each with an inscription. The text of the upper three ...
This ornate extravaganza, designed by the splendidly named Fitzroy Doll, was built in 1898. Ornamental Passions has a good post about the...
