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Plaque

Sean O'Casey

Erection date: 1993

Inscription

Sean O'Casey, 1880 - 1964, playwright, lived here at flat No 49.
English Heritage

Site: Sean O'Casey (1 memorial)

SW11, Prince of Wales Drive, 49 Overstrand Mansions

has posted about O'Casey and his time in Battersea, with extracts from his Autobiography.

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

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