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Plaque

Edward Gibbon - SW15

Erection date: 1/6/2011

Inscription

Edward Gibbon, historian, b. 1737, Lime Grove, The Putney Society.

Plaque unveiled by Professor David Wormersley who has written many books on Gibbon.

Site: Edward Gibbon - SW15 (1 memorial)

SW15, Upper Richmond Road, 139

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

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Mainly known for 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Cl...

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