Bust

W. H. Smiths - WC2

Inscription

{On the plinth:}
William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden, born 1868, died 1928. Head of the firm of W.H. Smith and Son. Member of Parliament for the Strand Division, 1891 - 1910. Chairman of King's College Hospital.
A public-spirited unselfish gentleman.

Site: W .H. Smiths - WC2 (1 memorial)

WC2, Lincoln's Inn Fields

There was apparently a bust surmounting this plinth with seat but - no more.

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W. H. Smiths - WC2

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W. H. Smiths

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W. F. D. Smith, Lord Hambleden

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