Erection date: 1965
Inscription
London County Council
Sir Nigel Playfair, 1874-1934, actor-manager lived here.
Site: Nigel Playfair (1 memorial)
SW7, Pelham Crescent, 26
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nigel Playfair
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Nigel Playfair
Actor and theatre manager. Born Nigel Ross Playfair in London. In 1918 he for...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nigel Playfair
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London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
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