Inscription
Greater London Council
Sir Robert Smirke, 1781 - 1867, architect, lived here.
Site: Sir Robert Smirke (1 memorial)
W1, Charlotte Street, 81
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Robert Smirke
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Sir Robert Smirke
Born London. Died Cheltenham. Designed the British Museum and Covent Garden ...
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Sir Robert Smirke
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Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
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