Plaque

Lillie Langtry - Pont Street

Erection date: 1980

Inscription

Lillie Langtry, 1852-1929, actress, lived here.
Greater London Council

Site: Lillie Langtry - Pont Street (1 memorial)

SW1, Pont Street, 21

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Lillie Langtry - Pont Street

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Lillie Langtry

Actress. Born as Emilie Charlotte Le Breton at St Saviour's rectory, Jersey. ...

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Greater London Council

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

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