Blue Plaque for Mary Seacole, heroine of the Crimean war

Pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean war, Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881), has been commemorated with a Blue Plaque at 14 Soho Square, London, W1, where she lived briefly in the 1850s. This address is the only known surviving residence of Seacole in London. While living on the upper floor of 14 Soho Square, Seacole began writing her autobiography, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands, and it is thought that she was still living here at the time of its publication in July 1857. The Blue Plaque was unveiled by Professor Elizabeth Anionwu CBE FRCN, Vice-Chair of the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal, in the presence of The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister for Culture.