Plaque

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

Erection date: 9/11/2011

Inscription

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1716 - 1783, landscape architect lived here, 1764 - 1783.
English Heritage

Site: Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1 memorial)

KT8, Hampton Court Road, Wilderness House

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

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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

Landscapte architect. Baptised in Northumberland. The 'Capability' came from ...

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