Plaque

Westminster Council House - foundation stone

Erection date: 27/3/1920

Inscription

This building was opened by HRH The Prince Albert KG on the 27th day of March 1920.
Alderman Duncan Watson, JP, MIEE - Mayor
Alderman John Fettes - Chairman of the Town Hall Committee

Site: Westminster Council House (2 memorials)

NW1, Marylebone Road, Westminster Council House

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Westminster Council House - foundation stone

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King George VI

Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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John Fettes

John Fettes was born on 24 February 1871 at 5 Warner Street, Southwark, Surre...

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Sir Duncan Watson, J.P., M.I.E.E.

Duncan Watson was born on 11 January 1873 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland...

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