Sir Leonard Woolley, archaeologist and excavator of Ur, born in a house on this site, 1880.
London Borough of Hackney
E5, Southwold Road, Former number 13
The plaque can be seen in our photo, at the top of the wall, above the black car. The house was lost in 1959/60 when the bridge was raised in preparation for the electrification of the Chingford branch railway line.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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