Lord Delfont of Stepney, 1909 - 1994, impresario and Companion Water Rat.
Comic Heritage
SW1, Coventry Street, Prince of Wales Theatre
In our photo the Delfont plaque is just to the left of the white van, though when we photographed it it was high up on the building. Gracie's foundation stone is a little further to the left, close to the pavement.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Delfont
Show business charity with headquarters at The Water Rats Public House in the...
Impresario and Companion Water Rat. Brother of Lord Lew Grade. The photo show...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Delfont
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lord Delfont
True to form Gracie sang to the workman as part of the job. Photos at The Off...
These 3 plaques are in the place previously occupied by the John Betjeman and Marylebone Station plaques, which have been moved to a loca...
Brangwyn leased this house 1900 - 1937/38.
The Bannister plaques are the ones on the right of the pavilion, and the Wiggins one is on the left. 2018: From The Telegraph: "Paddingt...
The BBC report of the unveiling contains a limerick composed and read by a Westminster councillor at the event. This demonstrates that l...
Swami Vivekananda, 1863 - 1902, Hindu philosopher lived here in 1896. English Heritage
Theatrical scenic artist, marine and landscape painter, Royal Academician. Born Sunderland. Died Hampstead.
Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Charles I, he was the king "restored" to the throne after the civil war. Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but she prod...
Chairman of the Smithfield Central Market Sub Committee in 1888.
It takes its name from the streams that follow the lines of the A22 and A23 roads, and meet in Purley. Its objectives are to extend the knowledge of local history in Caterham, Purley and the surrou...
Puppeteer. Born in South Africa. He started work as a farmer in Cape Town, before moving to England in 1935 where he became assistant stage manager for the Ballet Rambert. He toured Europe and Sout...
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