1879 - 1905
Sir George Williams, 1821 - 1905, founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, lived at no 13 Russell Square.
In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.
WC1, Russell Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir George Williams
Founded in 1844 by George Williams, the YMCA built their first gym in 1881 an...
Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association. Born Somerset. Died in a ho...
This small enamel plaque looks as if it was installed when the cottages were first constructed. There may be eight versions of this littl...
2022: A London Inheritance drew our attention to the stamp and the text below. Very few plaques credit their creators, so this on a City...
To people who don't have any prior knowledge that last sentence is a bit of a non sequitur.
The IWM explains that the previous memorial was lost in the Blitz of WW2. We can find no other references to the previous memorial - we'd...
Edward Irving was once the priest at the Gothic church that was on this site before WW2. Reith's parents were married in this church and ...
We thank Steve Roffey for alerting us to this item at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 1. We thank FNA for the photos and for their ca...
The millennium tree (in 2008 still a sapling) is in front of the half-timbered wall. The two yews commemorating the 850th anniversary are...
See Davison's page for an explanation of this plaque. While still thinking about how to arrange a 'site visit' to capture this important...
This mural repays some examination. Firstly, looking at the buildings in the background at the top: those at the right, with the 'Victory...
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