Plaque

Dilys Powell

Inscription

Dilys Powell CBE (1901 - 1995) film critic who inspired generations of film-makers and filmgoers, lived here.
Commemorating the centenary of cinema 1996
In association with the British Film Institute

Site: Dilys Powell (1 memorial)

W2, Albion Street, 14

In our photo the top of this low-down, well-hidden, plaque can just be seen behind the railings, between the cars' bumpers. Powell's home must have been the basement flat.

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

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Dilys Powell

Journalist. Born Elizabeth Dilys Powell at Lloyd's Bank, Bridgnorth, Shropshi...

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