Erection date: 2003
English Heritage
Sir Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920, Astronomer, Physicist, and Founder of Nature, Lived here, 1876-1920.
SW5, Penywern Road, 16
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir Norman Lockyer
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Sir Norman Lockyer
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