Sir Henry Irving laid the coping stone of this building 1905.
W1, Wardour Street, 41
The house was designed and built for Clarkson's theatrical costume shop. His celebrated theatrical clients laid the foundation and coping stones, symbolically the first and last stones in the construction of a house.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wong Kei Restaurant - Henry Irving
Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near pover...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wong Kei Restaurant - Henry Irving
Sarah Bernhardt laid the foundation stone of this building 1904.
Willy Clarkson, 1861 - 1934, theatrical wigmaker, lived and died here. London...
Harold had been king for less than two years when this visit was made.
Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty, lived here, 1679 - 1688. London County Council
St. Paul's School This house with attached lodge was built for the High Master of St Paul's when the school - founded next to St Paul's C...
Cheam School Once associated with Whitehall, the famous Cheam School was established on this site by 1719. The Chapel, now altered, survi...
This plaque apparently was removed from the house when it was demolished; Ornamental Passions says it came off a garden entrance. The fa...
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