London County Council
Quintin Hogg, 1845 - 1903, founder of the Polytechnic, Regent Street, lived here, 1885 - 1898.
W1, Cavendish Square, 5
See Royal Polytechnic Institute for some of the history of this building.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Quintin Hogg at Cavendish Square
Initially known as the Young Men's Christian Institute this was founded by Qu...
Born London. Merchant, philanthropist, social reformer, and, in 1882, founder...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Quintin Hogg at Cavendish Square
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
English Heritage Sir Basil Spence, 1907-1976, architect, lived and worked here.
Southgate is a station on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground.
Mike Ashworth of TfL kindly notified us that this Blitz plaque had been unveiled. It's one of a set of 5, all listed at Balham Station. ...
The plaque is no longer there and actually looks like it was not intended to be permanent since it was attached to wooden battens rather ...
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
Originally named Sheridan Hope, then Sherringford Holmes and finally Sherlock Holmes. Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the first story was begun in 1886. The Festival of Britain had an exhibition es...
Conductor and composer. Born as Michaele Andrea Agniello Costa in Naples, Italy. Prolific writer of operas, symphonies and cantatas, now all virtually forgotten. He moved to Britain in 1830 and bec...
The plaque can be seen to the lower right in the picture. The address is sometimes given as 80 Old Broad Street, the address at which he ...
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Soft porn film. It starred Mary Millington, and surprisingly, several stalwarts of British comedy including Irene Handl and Alfie Bass. The plot involved money forgers and a group of dancing girls ...
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