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
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cooper - SE1
Heavyweight boxer. Born in Lambeth. Affectionately known as 'Our 'Enery', he ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cooper - SE1
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
The large plaque can be seen in our photo on the building to the left.
The unveiling is reported at The Music Hall Guild. The plaque is just visible in our picture, in the porch.
George Cruikshank, artist, lived here, from 1850 to 1878. B: Sept.27th 1792. D: Feb.1st 1878. {Almost hidden in the decorative border:}...
Eliot moved here in December 1880 with her new husband, John Cross, and died here just 3 weeks later.
This image (© TfL from the London Transport Museum collection) is captioned "b/w lantern slide, Unveiling ceremony for a war memorial at ...