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Plaque

Donald McGill - SE3

Erection date: 14/9/1977

Inscription

Donald McGill, 1875 - 1962, postcard cartoonist, lived here.
Greater London Council

Site: Donald McGill - SE3 (1 memorial)

SE3, Bennett Park, 5

The hold their article about this plaque being erected, and it contains some good saucy jokes, e.g. Judge: "You are prevaricating, sir. Did you or did you not sleep with this woman?" Witness: "Not a wink, my lord."

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

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Donald McGill

Cartoonist. Born Donald Fraser Gould McGill in (depending on source), 46 Park...

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Greater London Council

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

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