Also known as the Kingsbury Hospital. In 1972 it was refurbished as the Kingsbury Community Hospital, a specialist resource for mentally handicapped people.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Willesden Maternity Hospital
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Jet Harris
Jet Harris MBE, 1939 - 2011, musician, was born at the former Willesden Mater...
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Redesign and re-opening of Memorial Park at Guy's Hospital
Re-designed in 1992. The arch was moved in 1994.
2 memorials
Dr. A. Gordon Signy
Pathologist. He was involved in founding haematology (the study of blood) and was a pioneer in the investigation and treatment of blood diseases. In the 1940s he established the Journal of Clinical...
1 memorial
St Thomas' Hospital
Named after Thomas a Becket, so possibly founded after 1173 when Becket was canonised. As part of an Augustinian monastery, St Thomas’ (at the London Bridge site) was closed during the Reformation....
7 memorials
Doctor Edith Whetnall
Ear, nose and throat surgeon. Born Edith Aileen Maude Whetnall in Hull. She worked at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, and became the first director of the Nuffield Hearing and Spe...
1 memorial
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Princess (Helena) Christian
Born Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria. Married Prince (Frederick) Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Their eldest child was the first member of the royal family to attend school ra...
4 memorials
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
James Hunt
Racing driver. Born James Simon Wallis Hunt in Belmont, Surrey. Known for his daring on the race track, he was nicknamed 'Hunt the Shunt' (Shunt being a racing term for a crash). He won the Formula...
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William Tierney Clark
Civil Engineer. Born in Bristol. He designed the first Hammersmith Bridge and the Marlow Bridge across the Thames and bridges in Bath and at Welbeck Abbey. His greatest achievement was probably th...
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