The buildings of this museum were occupied until 1933 by the Royal Hospital School. Founded in 1694 for the sons of seamen of the Royal Navy. The ashes of many former pupils of the school have been scattered over the lawns.
SE10, Romney Road, National Maritime Museum
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal Hospital School
The hospital was founded by King William III and Queen Mary II, and the schoo...
Briers and his parents lived at a flat in Pepys Court. From BCS: "It was here that his love of showbusiness was first forged, with the lo...
English Heritage Sir Robert Mayer, 1879 - 1985, philanthropist and patron of music lived here, in flat no. 31.
London County Council Sir Edward Elgar, 1857 - 1934, composer, lived here, 1890 - 1891.
It's believed that this plaque was put in place in the 1980s. Looking for an explanation for its presence here we wonder if Michael Simki...
The 7 plaques are on different faces of the frontage of the building. We've numbered them left to right. Plaque 3 can be seen in our phot...
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