Inscription
Gordon of Greenwich loved here.
*****
English Hedonists
Mad in England
Site: Anchor Iron Wharf (4 memorials)
SE10, Ballast Quay, By 4 - 6
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gordon of Greenwich
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Gordon of Greenwich
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Gordon of Greenwich
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English Hedonists
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Gordon of Greenwich
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