Erection date: 1978
Sir William Orpen 1878 - 1931, painter lived here.
Greater London Council
SW5, South Bolton Gardens, 8
Lane and Orpen were distant cousins and rented this house together in 1907. The Lane plaque is above, Orpen below, with a little window between.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir William Orpen
Painter. Born William Newenham Montague Orpen at Oriel, Blackrock, County Dub...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir William Orpen
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
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Sir William Orpen
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