Plaque

Thomas Gainsborough

Inscription

London County Council
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727 - 1788, artist, lived here.

Site: Thomas Gainsborough (1 memorial)

SW1, Pall Mall, 82

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Thomas Gainsborough

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Thomas Gainsborough

Born Sudbury, Suffolk.

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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