Plaque

Royal Free Hospital, Islington, 1928

Erection date: 29/11/1928

Inscription

{On the stone plaque at the left:}
This stone was laid by HRH the Duchess of York on November 29th 1928

The building was an extension to the London Fever Hospital. Alamy have a photo titled "Elizabeth, Duchess of York, visits the isolation block of the London Fever Hospital in Islington to lay the foundation stone. Undated photo, ca. 1928."

Site: Royal Free Hospital, Islington (4 memorials)

N1, Old Royal Free Square

The hospital vacated this site in 1975 and in 1986 the Circle 33 Housing Trust  and the New Islington and Hackney Housing Association jointly bought it. Circle 33 developed the western part, New Islington and Hackney the eastern.

Building work began in 1989 and the site was converted into 178 flats and houses. It was one of the largest housing association projects undertaken.

In our photo: at the left: the black 1993 plaque above and the 1928 plaque below. At the right: 1988 plaque above and the two housing association plaques below.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal Free Hospital, Islington, 1928

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London Fever Hospital

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Royal Free Hospital, Islington, 1928

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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Royal Free Hospital, Islington - housing, 1988

Royal Free Hospital, Islington - housing, 1988

Laid 60 years to the day after the plaque laid by the Duchess of York. From ...

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Royal Free Hospital, Islington -  housing, 1993

Royal Free Hospital, Islington - housing, 1993

Not a memorial as such, see Housing Design Award.

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Royal Free Hospital, Islington - housing associations

Royal Free Hospital, Islington - housing associations

{On the middle of the 3 plaques:} New Islington & Hackney Housing Associa...

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