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Plaque

Alfred Wallace

Inscription

Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823 - 1913, naturalist, lived here.
Greater London Council 

Site: Alfred Wallace (1 memorial)

CR0, St Peters Road, 44

identifies this house as 'Pen-y-Bryn' which Wallace rented 1880 - May 1881. There is a timeline there giving his other addresses, some in London.

Credit for this entry to: John Hartley

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Alfred Russel Wallace

Explorer and naturalist.  Born Monmouthshire (which, if we can believe Wikipe...

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Alfred Wallace

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Greater London Council

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

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