Plaque

Colen Campbell

Inscription

Greater London Council
Colen Campbell, 1676 - 1729, architect and author of Vitruvius Britannicus, lived and died here.

Site: Colen Campbell (1 memorial)

W1, Brook Street, 76

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Colen Campbell

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Colen Campbell

Architect. Born in Scotland, a descendent of the Campbells of Cawdor Castle....

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Colen Campbell

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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