Sir Noel Coward, 1899 - 1973, actor, playwright and songwriter, born here.
English Heritage
TW1, Waldegrave Road, 131
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says Coward was born at number 5. This house is the end house in a terrace of 7 so we can't see how it could ever have been numbered 5. But it's an EH plaque so we trust they have identified the right house.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Noel Coward - TW1
Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Noel Coward - TW1
This plaque is on the wall behind the arch.
We don't need to comment on the placement of the railings and the sensitivity of those responsible, do we?
Hector Hugh Munro, alias Saki, 1870 - 1916, short story writer, lived here. English Heritage
English Heritage Dr Margery Blackie, 1898 - 1981, homeopathic physician, lived and worked here 1929 - 1980.
The architectural salvage items are distributed around the edge of this garden. The foundation stone is to the left of our photo; the Sch...
