Erection date: 3/9/2019
Martha Gellhorn, 1908 - 1998, war correspondent and writer, lived and worked in a flat here.
English Heritage
SW3, Cadogan Square, 72
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Martha Gellhorn
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Martha Gellhorn
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