Erection date: 1959
London County Council
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1843-1911, statesman and author, lived here.
SW1, Sloane Street, 76
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir Charles Dilke
Born 76 Sloane Street, Chelsea. Second baronet. Politician and writer. As a r...
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Sir Charles Dilke
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