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."
