London Remembers

Plaque

(lost) Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

Teddington Studios - demolished

Copyright: London Remembers

Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

Copyright: London Remembers

Inscription

Benny Hill, 1925 - 1992, comedian.
Comic Heritage

Site: Teddington Studios - demolished (13 memorials)

TW11, Broom Road, Teddington Studios

July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the demolition of the building. "Police say they are investigating the thefts and the other commemorative plaques have been removed for safety."

See the riverfront where these plaques were re-erected, or a whole new set were.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

Subjects commemorated i

Benny Hill

Comedian and actor. Born Alfred Hawthorne Hill in Southampton. In his teens h...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

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Comic Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

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Teddington Studios - Bernie Winters

Teddington Studios - Bernie Winters

Bernie Winters, 1932 - 1991, comedian and Water Rat. Comic Heritage

Teddington Studios - David Nixon

Teddington Studios - David Nixon

David Nixon, 1919 - 1978, magician and past King Rat. Comic Heritage

Teddington Studios - Eric Morecambe

Teddington Studios - Eric Morecambe

In 2013 this plaque was replaced with the one for Eric and Ernie.

Teddington Studios - Harry Worth

Teddington Studios - Harry Worth

Harry Worth, 1917 - 1989, comedian. Comic Heritage

Teddington Studios - Irene Handl

Teddington Studios - Irene Handl

Irene Handl, 1901 - 1987, comedy actress. Comic Heritage

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