Plaque

Mrs Jordan

Erection date: 1975

Inscription

Dorothy Bland, (Mrs Jordan), 1762-1816, actress, lived here.
Greater London Council

The ODNB has her birth year as 1761.

Site: Mrs Jordan (1 memorial)

SW1, Cadogan Place, 30

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

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Mrs Jordan

Actress and royal mistress. Born as Dorothy, or Dorothea, or Dora, Phillips i...

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Greater London Council

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

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