Plaque

Bruce Bairnsfather

Inscription

Greater London Council
Bruce Bairnsfather, 1888 - 1959, cartoonist, lived here.

Site: Bruce Bairnsfather (1 memorial)

SW7, Sterling Street, 1

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Bruce Bairnsfather

Cartoonist. WW1 artist. Born Muree, India. He was serving on the western fron...

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Greater London Council

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

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