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...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Sir William Orpen
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