Erection date: 13/11/1985
This quadrangle of University College London, of which the first stone was laid on 30 April 1827 by HRH the Duke of Sussex was declared to be complete on 13 November 1985 by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
WC1, Gower Street, University College London
The original UCL, built 1825 - 1832, comprised this quad and its buildings, by the architect William Wilkins (1778 -1839).
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
UCL quad - creation
Sixth son of King George III, created Duke of Sussex on 24 November 1801 but ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
UCL quad - creation
The first English university established since Oxford and Cambridge and the f...
Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on wh...
Greater London Council David Ben-Gurion, 1886-1973, first Prime-Minister of Israel, lived here.
Lord Duncan-Sandys, 1908 - 1987, politician and statesman, lived here, 1946 - 1986, unveiled by his grandson, the Lord Mayor of Westminst...
The plaque blends in so well with the railings, that it's easily missed.
But he did not live in the building here today, he lived in Furnival's Inn.
The 1927 description of WW1 as 'the greater games overseas' seems strange to us today. 2021: We thank Clive Harris of the historical tea...
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