Moorfields provides some history.
2019: Moorfields may be moving to King's Cross, to the old St Pancras Hospital site, immediately north of St Pancras Gardens.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Moorfield Hospital
Commemorated ati
Moorfields Eye Hospital - opened
The Duke and Duchess of York went on to become King George V and Queen Mary.
Other Subjects
Sir Frederick Treves
Born Dorchester. Died Lausanne, Switzerland. Surgeon, famous as physician to the Elephant Man. The Who named it site provides a lot of information, but no picture. However, our Picture Source, The...
1 memorial
James W. Knott
Corps Secretary in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1889.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Elizabeth Blackwell
The first woman to be accepted by the register of the General Medical Council, and also the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. Born in Bristol, her family emigrated to th...
1 memorial
British Association of Dermatologists
The association is a charity, whose objects are the practice, teaching, training and research of dermatology. Its foundation was proposed in 1919 by Sir Archibald Gray, and at its first meeting, Si...
1 memorial
St John Ambulance
The St John Ambulance Association was set up in 1877 by the Order of St John to teach industrial workers first aid, so that they could provide on-the-spot treatment in emergencies. The St John Am...
5 memorials
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John Wisden
Cricketer and publisher. Born at Crown Street, Brighton. As a cricketer, he played mainly for Sussex. In 1850 he opened a cricket-equipment business in Leamington Spa and five years later opened a ...
1 memorial
Hotel Russell - Lord Derby
WC1, Russell Square, 1-8
This ornate extravaganza, designed by the splendidly named Fitzroy Doll, was built in 1898. Ornamental Passions has a good post about the...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
402 memorials
Sisterhood of the Holy Cross
Also known as the Park Village Community, this was the first Anglican convent since the Reformation. It was founded in Park Village West. The sisterhood was financed by a committee of wealthy and p...
1 memorial
Urban Hall
Prime Warden of the Fishmonger Company in 1716, 1717. Lived in Broad Street.
1 memorial
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