Erection date: 1985
Greater London Council
John Tweed, 1863-1933, sculptor, lived here.
The plaque gives his birth year as 1863, when, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it was 1869.
SW10, Cheyne Walk, 108
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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John Tweed SW10
Sculptor. Born Glasgow. Good friend and associate of Rodin. Also by Tweed is ...
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John Tweed SW10
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