Sir Henry Cole lived here 1879 - 1880. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards and was largely responsible for the foundation of the Kensington Museum. He was also a great postal reformer.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
NW3, Elm Row, 3
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cole - NW3
The first card was designed by John Horsley. The Mail has some pictures of e...
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cole - NW3
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
The image of this lost plaque comes from Wikipedia, where the story of this plaque on 41 Maitland Park Road is told. First erected on 22 ...
The 3 black plaques are low down on the pilasters between the windows. 'Tailor Alley' can be seen to the left of our main photo. 'Burton'...
The location is where he spoke to the people of the town from outside the Victoria Buildings, (now a branch of Marks and Spencer).
The two plaques refer to the construction of the new Royal Northern Hospital Casualty Department, July - November 1923. The building itse...
See the page for the WW1 section of this plaque for more information about it. We are reasonably confident that the WW2 names are of men ...
1250-1286: The first church was built on this site as a chapel of ease (meaning not the main parish church) in the parish of Stepney. The ‘White Chapel’ was constructed from Kentish chalk rubble a...
The first municipal car park in St Marylebone was unveiled in 1965.
Born Liverpool. West End theatre producer and chairman of Everton Football Club.
These 10 portrait mosaics are the result of a project by Morley College to celebrate the achievements of significant women who have lived...
Fireman killed as a result of an air raid an air raid on Old Palace School, Bow, E3 on 20 April 1941. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Auxiliary Fireman Herbert Charles W...
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