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Plaque

Edgar Wilson's model houses

Erection date: /6/2001

Inscription

These model houses were made for Vauxhall Park in 1949 by Edgar Wilson of Norwood. He had made other sets of houses but only these and a set in Melbourne, Australia, remain. These houses were restored in 2001 by local resident and friend of Vauxhall Park, Mr Nobby Clark. They were unveiled in June 2001 by local MP for Vauxhall, Ms Kate Hoey.
Friends of Vauxhall Park

Site: Model Village (1 memorial)

SW8, Vauxhall Park

2024: discovered this hamlet.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edgar Wilson's model houses

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Nobby Clark

In 2001-2 Clark was living close to Vauxhall Park and was a member of the Fri...

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Edgar Wilson

Maker of model houses. Born c.1870. At the time he made the villages he was a...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edgar Wilson's model houses

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Friends of Vauxhall Park

Established in 1999, the Friends of Vauxhall Park is a voluntary group whose ...

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Kate Hoey

MP for Vauxhall from 1989. Born Ireland.

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