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Plaque

John Archer - Battersea Park Road

Inscription

John Richard Archer 1863 - 1932, Mayor of Battersea, 1913 - 1914 (first black London mayor) had a photography shop and lived here, 1918 - 1932.
Nubian Jack Community Trust
Wandsworth Council EMAS & Heritage Lottery Fund

Site: John Archer - Battersea Park Road (1 memorial)

SW11, Battersea Park Road, 214

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

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John Archer - Battersea Park Road

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John Richard Archer

Political activist. Born at 3 Blake Street, Liverpool. He travelled the world...

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John Archer - Battersea Park Road

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Wandsworth Council EMAS

Wandsworth Ethnic Minority Achievement Service. it works in partnership with ...

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Heritage Lottery Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (rebranded 2019), formerly the Heritage Lo...

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