Plaque

Peter Cushing

Erection date: 1996

Inscription

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

Site: Peter Cushing (1 memorial)

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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Hammer Films

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British Film Institute

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