HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence & Avondale -- Clarence Memorial Wing, City of Westminster, London, UK
N 51° 31.015 W 000° 10.404
30U E 696111 N 5711098
The coat of arms for HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence & Avondale, at the entrance to the Clarence Memorial Wing at St Mary's Hospital near Paddington Station
Waymark Code: WMRYWD
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/24/2016
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The coats of arms of its namesake, HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward, the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, stands over the Praed Street entrance to the Clarence Memorial Wing of St Mary's Hospital.
When he died in 1892, HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence & Avondale, was third in line for the British throne, behind his father, Albert Edward the Prince of Wales (the future King George V) and his grandmother, the reigning Queen Victoria.
A nearby dedication plaque for the Clarence Memorial Wing is behind a wrought-iron fence nearby. It reads as follows:
"This stone was laid by
His Royal Highness
ALBERT EDWARD
Prince of Wales
17 December 1892
In memory if
His Royal Highness
ALBERT VICTOR CHRISTIAN EDWARD
Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Who died 14 January 1892"
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family
Full name of the bearer: HRH Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence & Avondale
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Over the Praed Street door into the Clarence Memorial Wing of St Mary's Hospital
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description): With his dukedom, Albert Victor was granted a coat of arms, being the royal arms of the United Kingdom, differenced by an inescutcheon of the arms of Saxony and a label of three points argent, the centre point bearing a cross gules. (description from Wikipedia)
Address: Praed Street
Westminster
London
UK
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
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