Erection date: 29/9/1984
Borough of Lewisham
Sir Barnes Wallis C.B.E. F.R.S., 1887-1979, Pioneer of aircraft design, lived here, 1892-1909.
His four children and sister were present at the unveiling.
SE14, New Cross Road, 241
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Barnes Wallis
Designer and engineer. Born Barnes Neville Wallis in Ripley, Derbyshire. He w...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Barnes Wallis
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Bor...
Wikipedia suggests that Colbeck and his family moved to this address in 1914, and the ODNB says he died here. But from the plain style of...
The house in which Banks etc lived had had a blue plaque attached in 1911. When it was demolished and replaced in 1938 with this buildin...
This cast-iron roundel, showing keys and doorbells, is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
The plaque can be seen in our photo, in front of the child stepping out of the water feature.
The wall on which the plaque is mounted marks the boundary of the old graveyard.
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