William Henry Smith black plaque

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# 10 Portugal Street Standing before this modest Holborn address today, you're gazing upon the site where W.H. Smith & Son's unwavering patronage sustained one of Victorian London's most vital institutions—King's College Hospital—for a full century before the building's closure in 1913. While the h...

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10 Portugal Street

Inscription

This tablet records the grateful thanks of King's College Hospital which stood upon this site from 1839 to 1913 to the firm and staff of W.H. Smith & Son for their generous and unfailing support during the 100 years of its existence 1939