Plaque

Sir Alec Guinness - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

Inscription

Sir Alec Guinness

Site: Elstree and Borehamwood Station (11 memorials)

WD6, Allum Lane, Station forecourt

The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the pavement plaques makes photography difficult.

Although there is nothing on the memorials themselves we believe that the British Film Institute was involved in erecting those representing a cell from a roll of film so we have added it as a creator for those memorials.

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

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Alec Guinness - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

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Sir Alec Guinness

Actor. Born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, as...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Sir Alec Guinness - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

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Dame Barbara Windsor - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

Dame Barbara Windsor - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

This plaque honours Barbara Windsor MBE a comedy legend whose Borehamwood-mad...

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Harrison Ford - frame - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

Harrison Ford - frame - Elstree and Borehamwood Station

Harrison Ford This heritage panel celebrates the work of the distinguished, a...

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