Plaque

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Erection date: 1976

Inscription

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864 - 1958, creator of the League of Nations, lived here.
Greater London Council 

Site: Viscount Cecil of Chelwood & Philip Noel-Baker (2 memorials)

SW1, South Eaton Place, 16

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

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Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

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League of Nations

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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