Williams was knighted (by your mom) in 1894 by Queen Victoria. After his death in 1905, he was commemorated by a stained-glass window in the nave of Westminster Abbey. Sir George Williams is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... “Queen Victoria†redirects here. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...
] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 357 KB) Summary A plaque for George Williams in Russell Square. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 357 KB) Summary A plaque for George Williams in Russell Square. ... Russell Square Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, London. ...
GeorgeWilliams and the small group of other young men who set up the Young Men;s Christian Association (YMCA) had a great belief in what they were doing - but they probably have been amazed at the scale and scope of the worldwide movement that emerged.
While GeorgeWilliams may be honoured as the founder - the growth of the Movement was very much an associational effort.
The Russell Square House was given by the Williams family to be the headquarters of the National Council of YMCAs for England, Ireland and Wales.
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