Inscription
City of Westminster
Mary Seacole, 1805 - 1881, Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War, lived in a house on this site.
The Portman Estate
Site: Seacole - George Street (1 memorial)
W1, George Street, 147
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Seacole - George Street
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Crimean War
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Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War. That's the standard depiction of ...
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Seacole - George Street
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Portman Estate
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