John Richard Archer 1863 - 1932, Mayor of Battersea, 1913 - 1914 (first black London mayor) had a photography shop and lived here, 1918 - 1932.
Nubian Jack Community Trust
Wandsworth Council EMAS & Heritage Lottery Fund
SW11, Battersea Park Road, 214
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Archer - Battersea Park Road
Political activist. Born at 3 Blake Street, Liverpool. He travelled the world...
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John Archer - Battersea Park Road
Wandsworth Ethnic Minority Achievement Service. it works in partnership with ...
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (rebranded 2019), formerly the Heritage Lo...
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Building, Architecture, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Music / songs, TV & Radio
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