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Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Lord Reith, 1889 - 1971, first Director-General of the BBC, lived here, 1924 - 1930.
English Heritage
SW1, Barton Street, 6
The plaque is located on the side of the building in Cowley Street.
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Lord Reith - SW1
Also known as the BBC or more affectionately, the Beeb. Founded as the Briti...
First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6"...
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Lord Reith - SW1
This plaque is extremely difficult to read, especially at the top. It is also...
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
We are grateful to Christina Ilonka Jansen for writing to us about these plaq...
{On the left side:}This is the site of the north west corner of “A&rdqu...
