Plaque

Marcus Garvey - Beaumont Crescent

Erection date: 1972

Inscription

Marcus Garvey, black visionary, philosopher, and liberator.
Worked ?, from ?, until ?, death ?.

The plaque is very badly eroded and partly illegible, maybe the result of having a drainpipe stuck in front of it.

Re. the style of plaque - see also Leigh Hunt.

W14, Beaumont Crescent, 2

Garvey's office was in this building. The plaques are either side of the entrance.

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

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Marcus Garvey - Beaumont Crescent

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