Plaque

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Erection date: 1975

Inscription

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema O.M. 1836 - 1912, painter, lived here, 1886 - 1912. Greater London Council

Site: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1 memorial)

NW8, Grove End Road, 4

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

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Born as Lorenz Alma Tadema in Friesland, The Netherlands. Painter, famous for...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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