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
Thomas Wakley
Reformer and founder of "The Lancet" - begun in Oct 1823. Spoke in Parliament in defence of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. See Caroline's Miscellany for more information. Born Membury, Devon. Buried at K...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge
He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime positio...
1 memorial
Great Plague
Europe suffered a number of bubonic plaque epidemics from 1347 – 1750. The last major outbreak in England was in 1665-6 and killed about 100,000 people, 20% of London’s population at the time. It...
1 memorial
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1 memorial
Portman Estate
Wikipedia has a very useful map showing "Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023". The Portman Estate is shown in yellow.
3 memorials
Friends in Hampton District
This phrase sounds rather formal but is probably just a short way of saying "friends living in the Hampton area".
1 memorial
Hotel Russell - Queen Mary II
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
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