Lillie Langtry, 1852-1929, actress, lived here.
SW1, Wilton Place, 8
July 2019: Via Facebook we were contacted by Nick Davis, telling us that this plaque had been removed. We got along to the address in August and, yes, the plaque is no longer in place so we have flagged it as lost. It's likely that a new owner had it removed.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lillie Langtry - Wilton Place
Actress. Born as Emilie Charlotte Le Breton at St Saviour's rectory, Jersey. ...
British History Online gives the origins of the Drapers Almshouses, from 1642 when they were built on what is now Borough Road at the jun...
The plaque is in the entrance porch of the building.
Eleanor Rathbone, 1872-1946, pioneer of family allowances, lived here. Greater London Council
We have seen a map showing the London parishes of 1877 which shows a major boundary here but it is between Islington and St Pancras. Pres...
This ceramic plaque is lovely - the colours, the font, the design. Composed of 9 tiles inside a double frame, surrounded with a ring of b...
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