Erection date: 5/7/1994
Laura Ashley, designer, 1925 - 1985, began printing fabrics here with her husband Bernard, 1954 - 1956.
Westminster City Council
George Hay & Co.
Plaque unveiled by Sir Bernard and Jane Ashley.
SW1, Cambridge Street, 83
The plaque is on the side of the house in Clarendon Street.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon
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Laura Ashley
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Laura Ashley
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