Seven Dials Covent Garden is a unique quarter of London whose star-shaped layout remains as constructed in the early 1690s. It was brought back to life largely through the dedication of the Seven Dials Trust, working in partnership with the local authorities and landowners for nearly forty years.

Christina Smith OBE (Centre, wearing red scarf) with Trustees of the Seven Dials Trust at our 35th Anniversary on June 29th, 2019.

Christina moved into Covent Garden in 1962 and became politicised (in a bi-partisan sense) when the area was proposed for demolition – a time when most of the founder trustees met and some appeared at the 1971 Public Inquiry. Her shops and other ventures – Neal Street East, the Tea House and Smith’s Galleries – were famous throughout London. Christina was a member of the Covent Garden Forum together with David Bieda and Janet Cole-Brooman and was a founder trustee of the Seven Dials Trust and a founder member of the Covent Garden Community Association. She was also a trustee of the Covent Garden Area Trust.

  The Seven Dials Monument Foundation Dinner 
https://sevendials.com/the-sundial-pillar/foundation-dinner

  The Seven Dials Monument Unveiling Ceremony
https://sevendials.com/the-sundial-pillar/the-unveiling-ceremony

  The Trust’s 35th & The Sundial Pillar’s 30th anniversaries
https://sevendials.com/about-us/news-from-the-trust/item/339

    'A Woman Called Smith' - A short BBC documentary from several years ago. https://youtu.be/0yS0arAL8gY

  Christina Smith OBITUARY - The Times (published on 22 March 2022)

Christina was on the Council of the Architectural Association and the Development Board of the Donmar Theatre. She was a long-standing director of the Ambassadors Theatre Group and sponsored various organisations. As the proprietor of Smith’s Restaurant, Christina sponsored many events for the Trust, including the reception for HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prince Claus on the unveiling of the Sundial Pillar.