Plaque

Al Bowlly

Photograph by: London Remembers

Erection date: 30/9/2013

Inscription

Al Bowlly, 1899 - 1941, singer, lived here, 1933 - 1934.
English Heritage

Site: Al Bowlly (1 memorial)

WC2, Charing Cross Road, Charing Cross Mansions, 26

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