Erection date: 29/6/1985
Inscription
Wallace Bligh Cheesman, 1865 - 1947, founder of the Fawcett Association, lived here 1926 - 1927.
London Borough of Islington
Historic House
Site: Wallace Cheesman (1 memorial)
N5, Highbury Grange, 8
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Wallace Cheesman
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Fawcett Association
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Wallace Bligh Cheesman
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Wallace Cheesman
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