Plaque

Sir Frederick Ashton

Erection date: 7/6/2016

Inscription

Sir Frederick Ashton, 1904 - 1988, choreographer, lived here 1959 - 1984.
English Heritage

Site: Sir Frederick Ashton (1 memorial)

SW3, Marlborough Street, 8

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

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Ballet dancer and choreographer. Born Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton in...

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