Plaque

Mahatma Gandhi - E3

Erection date: 1954

Inscription

Mahatma Gandhi, 1869 - 1948, stayed here in 1931.
London County Council

Site: Mahatma Gandhi - E3 (1 memorial)

E3, Powis Road, Kingsley Hall

Kingsley Hall, built in 1927, was designed by Charles Cowles-Voysey (1889 – 1981), son of C. F. A. Voysey.

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

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Mahatma Gandhi

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