Plaque

John Tweed SW10

Erection date: 1985

Inscription

Greater London Council
John Tweed, 1863-1933, sculptor, lived here.

The plaque gives his birth year as 1863, when, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it was 1869.

Site: John Tweed (1 memorial)

SW10, Cheyne Walk, 108

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

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John Tweed SW10

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John Tweed

Sculptor. Born Glasgow. Good friend and associate of Rodin. Also by Tweed is ...

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John Tweed SW10

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Greater London Council

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

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