Erection date: 1980
George Orwell, 1903 - 1950, novelist and political essayist, lived here.
Greater London Council
Orwell lodged here for a short time, during which he had a punch-up with another lodger who came home drunk. It is possible that Orwell was not entirely sober.
NW5, Lawford Road, 50
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Kentish Town
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a Briti...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Kentish Town
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
Her Majesty was on the first train through the tunnel on its official opening journey back in 1994.
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
This floor plaque is in the main piazza, near the Waitrose end. 21 November 2014 we found this bouquet of flowers beside the plaque.
V2 rocket fell in this neighbourhood, Sunday 19th November 1944, causing significant loss of life, casualties and destruction of homes. 2...
The stone with the 'W', or 'M', looks not to have been created as part of this design. "W' for well?
