Erection date: 28/6/2004
W. T. Stead, 1849 - 1912, journalist and reporter of great renown, lived here, 1904 - 1912.
City of Westminster
Plaque unveiled by the then Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Catherine Longworth and Miles Stead his great great grandson.
SW1, Smith Square, 5
The plaque is on the side of the building in Lord North Street.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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