Erection date: 1958
London County Council
Lord Leighton, 1830 - 1896, painter, lived and died here.
W14, Holland Park Road, 12
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Frederick Leighton
Born Scarborough, Yorkshire. President of the Royal Academy. In 1860 Leighton...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Frederick Leighton
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