Erection date: 11/9/2008
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG, born 1934, British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, trained in the gymnasium of the Thomas a Becket.
Voted by the people
London Borough of Southwark
Sir Henry unveiled his own plaque.
SE1, Old Kent Road, 322, Thomas a Becket Public House
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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