Erection date: 8/11/2019
Sir Patrick Abercrombie, 1879 - 1957, pioneer of town and country planning, lived here.
English Heritage
Unveiled on World Town Planning Day 2019 (8th November).
SW3, Egerton Gardens, 63
Abercrombie lived here for 10 years from 1935, through the war.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Patrick Abercrombie
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Patrick Abercrombie
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