Erection date: 5/6/2008
London Borough of Lewisham
Roy Porter, 1946-2002, historian, lived here, 1946-1959.
Plaque unveiled by Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham.
SE14, Camplin Street, 13
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Roy Porter
Historian. Born Roy Sydney Porter at Foxholes, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Publis...
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Roy Porter
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