Erection date: 28/5/2011
{Caricatures of the four comedians, followed by:} The Goon Show, 1951-1960, first exploded here, {Surrounded by:} Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine.
SW1, Strutton Ground, 2, The Strutton Arms Public House
In 1951 the pub was called Grafton's and run by Jimmy Grafton who helped create the Goons and get them on the radio.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Goon Show
Radio comedy show, originally broadcast as 'Crazy People' The first scripts w...
Comedian. Born as Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire. He was a co...
Goon. Born as Terence Alan Milligan near Bombay, India, his father being an I...
Actor, comedian and singer. Born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea w...
Goon and comic actor. Born Portsmouth to a couple of variety entertainers. Th...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Goon Show
Formed as a result of the last Goon Show. Patron: Prince Charles.
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The composer of this plaque has been very mean with first names and initials.
In our photo the plaque is almost lost in the strong shadow but can just be seen, below the lettering "Roman House".
You can see part of the old entrance to the left of our picture. To the right is Palastra House, the site of The Ring.
The Freemasons commissioned this memorial to mark the 300th anniversary of The United Grand Lodge of England in 2017 and the centenary of...
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