Erection date: 1959
Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912, man of letters lived here in 1876 - 1912.
London County Council
W8, Marloes Road, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Andrew Lang
Anthropologist and poet. Born at Viewfield, in Selkirk. Chiefly known for his...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Andrew Lang
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall carried out the first ringing of the bell.
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
The plaque refers to the unveiling day being 'Election Day'. There was no General Election in 1956. The Lord Mayor's election to office d...
The library, by E. Vincent Harris and opened in 1960, is the building to the south, the left of our picture. The Library Time Machine mus...
The spire is an astonishing sight, one of our London favourites. It is a tall stepped pyramid with 24 steps topped with a statue of King ...
Poet. Known as Constantine Peter Cavafy and as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis. Born Egypt to Greek parents. On the death of his father in 1870 the family settled in Liverpool for a time,...
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 an...
From a paper presented at the 2012 conference of the North American Barbara Pym Society we deduce that the plaque was erected in or befor...
Sir Learie Constantine, 1901 - 1971, West Indian cricketer and statesman, lived here 1949 - 1954. English Heritage
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