Plaque

Arthur Rackham

Erection date: 1981

Inscription

Greater London Council
Arthur Rackham, 1867-1939, illustrator, lived here.

The plaque is set back from the pavement behind a high wall, and can only be photographed from a difficult angle.

Site: Arthur Rackham (1 memorial)

NW3, Chalcot Gardens, 16

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

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Arthur Rackham

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Arthur Rackham

Painter and illustrator. Born at 2 St James's Terrace, Lambeth. Studied at th...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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