Plaque

Riverside, Lewisham Hospital

Erection date: 21/5/2007

Inscription

Riverside
Opened by the Most Reverend Dr Desmond Tutu, 21 May 2007.

This is a video of the unveiling.

Site: Lewisham Union and Riverside Lewisham (2 memorials)

SE13, Lewisham High Street, Riverside, University Hospital Lewisham

These two plaques are in the entrance to the Riverside building, "orange zone".

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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