Henry Cole blue plaque

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# Henry Cole at 33 Thurloe Square Standing at this elegant Victorian townhouse in South Kensington, you're at the heart of Henry Cole's greatest achievement—the very neighborhood he helped transform into a global centre of art and learning. Cole lived here during the 1860s and 1870s, the peak years...

Location

33 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7

Inscription

Sir Henry Cole 1808-1882 campaigner and educator, first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum lived here