Plaque

Alliott Verdon Roe - SW18

Alliott Verdon Roe - SW18 Alliott Verdon Roe - SW18

Erection date: 2011

Inscription

A.V. Roe, 1877 - 1958, aircraft pioneer and designer of AVRO aeroplanes, experimented in stables on this site.
2011
Wandsworth Council

Site: Alliott Verdon Roe - SW18 (1 memorial)

SW18, West Hill, Longstaff Estate

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

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Alliott Verdon Roe

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Wandsworth Council

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