Erection date: 1996
Peter Cushing, star of Hammer Films and many other motion pictures, 'A true gentleman'.
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996
In association with the British Film Institute
WD6, Shenley Road, In front of 167
Elstree Film Studios are on this road, immediately east of Tescos. From 1968 Hammer Films shot many of their films there.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Peter Cushing
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Peter Cushing
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