Erection date: 1980
George Orwell, 1903 - 1950, novelist and political essayist, lived here.
Greater London Council
Orwell lodged here for a short time, during which he had a punch-up with another lodger who came home drunk. It is possible that Orwell was not entirely sober.
NW5, Lawford Road, 50
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Kentish Town
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a Briti...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Kentish Town
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
The two plaques are on the building behind the statue. 2019: Londonist reported that this hospital is going "About To Undergo A Stunning...
2016: We've replaced our 2012 dull and cold-looking photos with those our colleague, Alan Patient, took on his sunny visit. In the 19th ...
Charlie Paynter, 1879 - 1970, lived here. West Ham United FC manager 1932 - 1950. Involved with the club and Thames Ironworks FC for more...
The round plaque is laid in the ground, land-side of the monument. London Screen Archives have a film, made by the London Borough of Sou...
A London Inheritance gives: "The large brick building was the final version of the Peacock and dates from 1931. The small building on the...
