Erection date: 21/3/2014
Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969 - 2010, fashion designer, lived here from 2001 - 2005.
London Borough of Islington
Islington People's Plaque
N5, Aberdeen Road, 11
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Alexander McQueen
Fashion designer. Born in Lewisham Hospital, as Lee Alexander, he was known a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Alexander McQueen
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London Borough of Lewisham Leland Lewis Duncan, 1862 - 1923, local historian, lived here, 1873 - 1923.
Soldier and writer. Born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. He enlisted in the French army in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war. During the First World War he distinguished himself at the battle...
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