Erection date: 1960
London County Council
Sir Leslie Stephen, 1832-1904, scholar and writer lived here.
SW7, Hyde Park Gate, 22
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Sir Leslie Stephen
Scholar, writer and mountaineer. Born in Kensington Gore, (now 42 Hyde Park G...
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Sir Leslie Stephen
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Sir Leslie Stephen
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