Erection date: 4/9/2014
R. F. Delderfield, 1912 - 1972, writer & dramatist, lived here from 1918 to 1923. His books "The Avenue" are based on his life in this area.
The Avenue was a series of books.
CR0, Ashburton Avenue, 22
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
R. F. Delderfield
Author. Born Ronald Frederick Delderfield at 37 Waller Road, New Cross. His f...
Gosh, there was a time when this area suffered from a 'shortage of funds'!
This space, previously the car park of St. Joseph’s Church, was created by father Bruno Healy, together with landscape gardener Simon P...
English Heritage write: "At various times between 1911 and 1922, flats 53 and 54 - on the building's seventh floor - served not just as C...
This tablet was erected to commemorate the birthplace of George Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) novelist and man of letters.
The exterior boasts (at least) two copies of this plaque, both positioned below what's visible in our photo.