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Plaque

Sir Noel Coward - Sutton

Inscription

Sir Noel Coward 1899 - 1973 dramatist, actor and composer.
Noel Coward lived for a few years of his childhood (1906 - 1909) in Lenham Road. His first public appearance on stage was on July 23rd 1907, in a concert at Sutton Public Hall when he was about 8 years old.
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Site: Sir Noel Coward - Sutton (1 memorial)

SM1, Lenham Road, 56

The (unhelpfully brick-coloured) plaque is to the bottom left of the small upstairs window. Perhaps that was his bedroom.

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

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Sir Noel Coward

Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5...

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London borough formed by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Sutton and Ch...

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