Sir Noel Coward, 1899 - 1973, actor, playwright and songwriter, born here.
English Heritage
TW1, Waldegrave Road, 131
The says Coward was born at number 5. Â This house is the end house in a terrace of 7 so we can't see how it could ever have been numbered 5. Â But it's an EH plaque so we trust they have identified the right house.
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Sir Noel Coward - TW1
Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5...
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Sir Noel Coward - TW1
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Erected in the centenary year of his death. Such a fittingly designed plaque. Let's have more of them. Worked at Winchester Cathedral 19...
Google Street View shows the plaque in place March 2022 but just an empty frame in August 2022.
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This plaque is not being treated with the respect all memorials deserve.
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