General W. Sikorski, prime minister, commander in chief of the Polish forces in the second world war, had his headquarters in this building from 1940 until his tragic death at Gibraltar in 1943.
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
SW1, The Rubens Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, 39
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wladyslaw Sikorski - SW1
Prime Minister of the war-time London-based Polish Government and Commander-i...
London County Council Coventry Patmore, 1823 - 1896, poet and essayist, lived here, 1863 - 1864.
From the dates, this plaque was erected first in 1689 on the original 1666 almshouses and then re-erected on their 1819 replacement.
London County Council George Grossmith, 1847 - 1912, actor and author, lived here.
Our photograph of the Lorraine Wilson plaque was taken before the foliage started obscuring it.
According to Wikipedia the State of Victoria was founded in 1851 so this plaque was erected 16 years too early to commemorate that event....
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