Erection date: 2011
Herbert Morrison, 1888 - 1965, statesman, Lewisham M.P. 1945 - 1959, architect of London democracy.
Lewisham
The plaque was originally installed in the old library in Downham.
BR1, Moorside Road, 7 - 9
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Herbert Morrison - Bromley
Labour politician. Born at 240 Ferndale Road, Brixton (from Oxford Dictionary...
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Herbert Morrison - Bromley
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Herbert Morrison - Bromley
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