Plaque

Charlie Chaplin - Brixton Road

Erection date: 14/6/2017

Inscription

Charlie Chaplin, 1889 - 1977, actor and film-maker, lived here in flat 15, 1908 - 1910.
English Heritage

Plaque unveiled by Paul Merton (a short video with some appropriate clips of Chaplin edited in).

Site: Charlie Chaplin - Brixton Road (1 memorial)

SW9, Brixton Road, 15 Glenshaw Mansions

The Guardian writes: "The flat, with its little bit of grandeur in the stained glass over the narrow front door, was the first comfortable, permanent home for the brothers {Charlie and Sydney}, and they furnished it with £40 worth of cheap, gaudy furniture – £15 over their budget."

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

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