Erection date: 1963
Annie Besant, 1847 - 1933, social reformer, lived here in 1874.
London County Council
SE19, Colby Road, 39
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Annie Besant - SE19
Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Iris...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Annie Besant - SE19
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