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Plaque

George Bentham

Erection date: 1978

Inscription

George Bentham, 1800 - 1884, botanist, lived here, 1864 - 1884.
Greater London Council 

Site: George Bentham (1 memorial)

SW1, Wilton Place, 25

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

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George Bentham

Botanist. Born in Stoke, near Plymouth. His family moved to St Petersburg in ...

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Greater London Council

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

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