Erection date: 2006
Alfred Bestall, 1892 - 1986, illustrator of Rupert Bear, lived here 1936 - 1966.
English Heritage
KT5, Cranes Park, 58
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Alfred Bestall
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Alfred Bestall
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