Erection date: 29/11/2007
Inscription
Greater London Council
Mary Seacole, 1805 - 1881, Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War, lived here.
Site: Seacole - Soho Square (1 memorial)
W1, Soho Square, 14
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Seacole - Soho Square
Subjects commemorated i
Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War. That's the standard depiction of ...
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Seacole - Soho Square
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Greater London Council
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