The South Kensington Museum opened on this site in 1857. It expanded and was renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1899. A further expansion by Aston Webb opened in 1909. Also see Francis Fowke for the buildings that he designed.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Victoria & Albert Museum
Commemorated ati
Sir Henry Cole - SW7
English Heritage Sir Henry Cole, 1808 - 1882, campaigner and educator, first...
V&A façade foundation stone, Edward
This building, being the completion of the Victoria and Albert Museum, was op...
V&A façade foundation stone, Victoria
This was the Queen's last official appearance. Via Londonist we found this V&...
War damage at V&A
The text is engraved on the wall at the new (2017) entrance in Exhibition Roa...
Other Subjects
Henry King Lewis
Founded H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. in 1844 at 136 Gower St. 24 Gower Place added 1907. Incorporated 1915. Found on the web: "H K Lewis & Co Ltd, booksellers. Founded by Henry King Lewis in 1844...
1 memorial
British Library
16 years between the laying of the foundation stone in 1982 and the opening in 1998. The Independent explains the delay: "The reason it has taken so long to build ... has relatively little to do w...
2 memorials
National Maritime Museum
One of a trio of Greenwich museums, the others being the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House.
Group, Armed Forces, History, Museums / Libraries, Transport
3 memorials
Rotherhithe Picture Research Library
An educational charity, opened as part of Sands Films Studio, and situated in the same Grade II listed building. The library is home to thousands of old photographs, postcards and magazines. Pictur...
1 memorial
Frederick Horniman
Tea merchant, benefactor and politician. Born Frederick John Horniman at Bridgwater, Somerset. He inherited his father's tea business, which by 1891 was described as the biggest tea firm in the wor...
Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Ceylon, India
3 memorials