stone plaque
Simon Worcnzow stone plaque
Simon Worcnzow · Count
Inscription
“1744 1832 This road was named after Count Simon Worcnzow 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”
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1744-1832
Life dates
22 Woronzow Road
NW8
Erected 2002
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