Plaque

South London Hospital for Women - Opening

Erection date: 4/7/1916

Inscription

The South London Hospital for Women (Incorporated). Founded A.D. 1912. This building was opened by Her Majesty Queen Mary on the fourth day of July A.D. 1916.

Site: South London Hospital for Women (2 memorials)

SW4, Clapham Common South Side

In Satellite view it looks like there's a giant chess board in the back garden.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
South London Hospital for Women - Opening

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South London Hospital for Women

Hospital for women and children. Founded by surgeons Eleanor Davies-Colley an...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
South London Hospital for Women - Opening

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Queen Mary (consort)

Wife of George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Princess Victoria M...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
South London Hospital for Women - Opening

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South London Hospital for Women - Foundation Stone

South London Hospital for Women - Foundation Stone

The South London Hospital for Women (Incorporated) Founded A.D. 1912. This fo...

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