Plaque

John Tallis

Erection date: 1978

Inscription

Greater London Council
John Tallis, 1816 - 1876, publisher of London street views, lived here.

Site: John Tallis (1 memorial)

SE14, New Cross Road, 233

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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John Tallis

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John Tallis

Cartographic publisher. He set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cri...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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