Plaque

W. S. Maugham - Chesterfield Street

Inscription

Greater London Council
William Somerset Maugham, 1874 - 1965, novelist and playwright, lived here, 1911 - 1919.

Site: W. S. Maugham - Chesterfield Street (1 memorial)

W1, Chesterfield Street, 6

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W. S. Maugham - Chesterfield Street

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W. Somerset Maugham

Playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born of British parents in Paris...

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W. S. Maugham - Chesterfield Street

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Greater London Council

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

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