Ellen E (Ciss) Wright of Croydon Harriers became All England 440 yards Champion when aged 20 & living at 6 Clifford Road.
16 August 1930 Stamford Bridge Stadium
People for Portland Road
SE25, Portland Road, 164, South Norwood Leisure Centre
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Ellen Wright
Athletics club. Located at Croydon Sports Arena. Their website has a history ...
Athlete. There is little information about her. At one time, she lived with h...
Venue which was used by the London Athletic Club until 1905, when its new own...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Ellen Wright
Group which works for the regeneration of Portland Road and its surrounding a...
Given the state of the inscription we hope you are impressed with our ability to decipher it. We have to own that it is practically ille...
Round Table The neighbourhood of St. Martins Lane was, in the middle of the Eighteenth century, the resort of 'horsy and fighting men'. ...
The exterior boasts (at least) two copies of this plaque, both positioned below what's visible in our photo.
Wendy's parents were landlord and landlady at the pub when she was a child.
Jackie Free, British jazz trombonist. Born in Leytonstone, lived here between 1932 - 1954 "A fine trombone man" (Louis Armstrong 1956) Wa...
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