Plaque: General Gordon's birth place - lost plaque, oblong
{The photo does not allow us to read the inscription.}
The photo of the house showing the plaque, c.1920, comes from Plumstead Stories.
Rosemary and Richard Christophers of The Lightbox, previously Woking Museum, have put paid to the rumour that the plaque is held by that museum. They also kindly inquired of Gordon's School whether it is held there, but no, the School don't have it either. This plaque really does seem to well and truly lost.
Site: General Gordon's birth place - 2 lost plaques (2 memorials)
SE18, The Common, Woolwich, 29
Before its demolition in 1971, presumably for the widening of the South Circular, this house had boasted two plaques commemorating Gordon's birth.
We've seen the address of Gordon's birth given as 29 The Common, Woolwich and also as 1 Kempt's Terrace, Woolwich so we guess it was where the current Kempt Street meets the South Circular – all redeveloped in the 20th century.
Go to map of other memorials in this area
