Plaque

Stevie Smith

Erection date: 2005

Inscription

Stevie Smith, 1902 - 1971, poet, lived here 1906 - 1971.
English Heritage

Site: Stevie Smith (1 memorial)

N13, Avondale Road, 1

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Author and poet. Born Florence Margaret Smith in Kingston upon Hull. She supp...

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