The Vaughan Library
Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, this library was built (1861 – 1863) and named after the Headmaster, Charles John Vaughan (1845 – 1859).
Harrow Heritage Trust
HA1, High Street, Vaughan Library
The plaque is not actually visible in our photo. It is low down below the railings behind the red car. Scott also built the 1855 Harrow School Chapel, immediately to the left of this library.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Vaughan Library
Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled 'Sir Gilbert Scott'...
Headmaster of Harrow School 1845 – 59. Born Leicester, son of a vicar. Educat...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Vaughan Library
A trust set up with the objectives of encouraging artists and architects of b...
July 2023: Priscila Caroline do Nascimento reported that both these plaques have gone, so we've marked them as 'lost'. We first spotted t...
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Site of Christ's Hospital, 1552 - 1902 The Corporation of the City of London
The long piece of text is attributed to Raleigh, here and all over the web, but we can find no source for it, so we've put this page in o...
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