Cicely Mary Barker, 1895 - 1973, artist and creator of the Flower Fairy children's books, lived and worked here from 1924 to 1961.
Croydon's Heritage
CR0, The Waldrons, 23
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cicely Mary Barker
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one...
Illustrator. Born at West Croydon. An epilepsy sufferer, she was housebound f...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cicely Mary Barker
We think the "Croydon's Heritage" plaques must be erected by a section of Cro...
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the pale blue street sign. There is an identical plaque at the other end of the subway.
James Hadley Chase, 1906 - 1985, author, was born here with the name René Brabazon Raymond. Ealing Civic Society
Above the entrance at the left: "1883". above the two large windows: "Wesleyan Schools". Now, 2021, residential. The plaques, which we h...
The world’s first passenger-carrying railway was opened in Euston Square, or possibly Gower Street. It went round in a circle and cost a ...
Kuti is a Trinity Laban alumnus. This plaque was first placed outside this block of buildings, beside a door on College Way, which is whe...
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