Count Simon Woronzow plaque, Woronzow Road, NW8
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Count Simon Woronzow plaque, Woronzow Road, NW8
Image: © moska Taken: Unknown
1744 – 1832 THIS ROAD WAS NAMED AFTER COUNT SIMON WORONZOW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM 1784 TO 1806 HE LIVED IN MARYLEBONE AND ON HIS DEATH IN 1832 LEFT A BEQUEST FOR THE POOR OF THE PARISH THE MONEY WAS USED TO BUILD ST MARYLEBONE ALMSHOUSES AT THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THIS ROAD THE PLAQUE WAS INSTALLED THE KIND PERMISSION OF CAMDEN BOROUGH COUNCIL AND THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS UNVEILED ON 26 NOVEMBER 2002 BY H.E.GRIGORI KARASIN THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK AND THE MAYOR OF CAMDEN COUNCILLOR JUDY PATTISON THE PLAQUE IS A GIFT OF PETER THE GREAT COMPANY OF ST. PETERSBURG TO THE CITIZENS OF CAMDEN ARCHITECT VYACHESLAV BUKHAEV, RUSSIA (I took this photo in 2008, but the plaque does not look so good now.)
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Image Location
Latitude
51.538124
Longitude
-0.171511