This stone was laid June 30th 1883, by Henrietta Maria Lady Stanley of Alderley.
W1, Greek Street, 60
This stone is above the door at the 1st floor. The Soho Club and Home for Working Girls was founded here by Maude Stanley. Clearly she got her Mum to lay the foundation stone. Infed tells us a lot about the club.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Soho Club and Home for Working Girls
Daughter of Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon, had great influe...
The wall to which the plaque is affixed is free-standing and not much longer than you can see in the photo. Just south of this point is ...
The facade of this building tells the history of the school. Each of the 4 gable ends carries a plaque with a dated event, reading from l...
This cast-iron roundel, showing 4 tankards around an eagle motif, is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
William Henry Pratt, alias Boris Karloff, 1887 - 1969, actor, was born here. English Heritage
We initially thought that Upkeep, Highball, Tallboy and Grand Slam were all versions of the bouncing bomb used in the Dambusters raid. Bu...
Born London, baptized at the church where his father was rector, St Anne's Soho. Died at home, 30 Hyde Park Street. In the picture Wade is front left.
This group of plaques is in the ground floor seating area.
Architectural sculptor. Born Westminster. Son of architectural sculptor Samuel Poole and brother of painter Samuel Jr. He studied with G. F. Watts and was a Studio assistant on Physical Energy. Pro...
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
Founded by Elias Davy (the correct spelling of his name), and originally built for seven people of either sex and enlarged for twelve people in 1875. Residents transferred to newly built almshous...
