Plaque

Siegfried Sassoon - SW1

Erection date: 27/3/2003

Inscription

Siegfried Sassoon, MC, poet, novelist, biographer, 1886-1967, lived and worked in a house on this site, 1919-1925.
The Thorney Island Society
City of Westminster

Site: Siegfried Sassoon - SW1 (1 memorial)

SW1, Tufton Street, 54

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Siegfried Sassoon - SW1

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Siegfried Sassoon

Poet and writer. Born Siegfried Loraine (also spelt Lorraine or Louvain depen...

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Siegfried Sassoon - SW1

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Thorney Island Society

A local conservation and amenity group founded in 1985 (following a campaign ...

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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