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Brian
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| | Posted on Monday, 01 March, 2004 - 12:57 pm: | |
I am given to understand the author Raymond Chandler lived for some of his early years at 148 Devonshire Road.
I can recall two plaques in SE 23 Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William IV.
Does anyone know who looks after this sort of thing |
martin
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| | Posted on Tuesday, 02 March, 2004 - 12:40 pm: | |
It appears that Leslie Howard the famous screen actor was born in Forest Hill
Is there a plaque for him? |
Brian
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 - 08:32 am: | |
Martin
Not to my knowledge but I have no idea which house he lived in. Have you? |
Kevin
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 - 11:27 am: | |
I think you will find that the Blue Plagues are a division of English Heritage although some local authorities actually have there own versions ie in Southwark last year there was a campaign to name ten people to be honoured with a local blue plaque.
As for Lesley Thomas, hardly Thomas Crapper or Charles Dickens is he? |
Kevin
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 - 03:34 pm: | |
For info try this link
http://www.blueplaque.com/
Kevin |
Brian
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 - 03:40 pm: | |
Kevin
Many thanks |
Johnnyb7
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 - 09:07 pm: | |
Boris Karloff was bon in a house at the bottom of Forest Hill Road, overlooking Peckham Rye and there is a blue plaque for him I believe. |
Brian
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| | Posted on Thursday, 04 March, 2004 - 12:52 pm: | |
Johnny
Many thanks I did not know about this but I would think this is probably not in Se 23. |
The Other Brian
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| | Posted on Thursday, 04 March, 2004 - 07:53 pm: | |
When a child, Raymond Chandler lived in Devonshire Road or so I read in "Living South". |
Rob
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| | Posted on Saturday, 27 March, 2004 - 06:26 pm: | |
Anyone can put up a blue plaque. Could give a property a sales boast. The William IV plaque on Ashberry Cottage is a private plaque. Is it true or not? I don't know. I don't think that there's any Blue Plaque police. |
Michael
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| | Posted on Monday, 25 October, 2004 - 04:39 pm: | |
C S Forester lived in Underhill Road. I believe there is a blue plaque for him at 11 Underhill Road. |
Michael
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| | Posted on Friday, 19 November, 2004 - 07:36 pm: | |
According to 'Hitler my part in his downfall' Spike Milligan lived in Riseldine Road, Honor Oak during the war. He must be worth a plaque. |
Johhnyb7
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| | Posted on Monday, 22 November, 2004 - 07:17 pm: | |
Does anybody know what they do with old blue plaques or ones that have been disproved/discredited. I'm thinking or replacing my toilet seat and if I could only get hold of a plaque and the proper gadget to make a whole in it. i'd be in heaven. |
Hilltop General
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 24 November, 2004 - 10:25 am: | |
Whose name were you hoping would get imprinted on yr bum? |
Johnnyb7
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| | Posted on Wednesday, 24 November, 2004 - 08:10 pm: | |
Well HG, a pillar of the empire would do very nicely.....say Lord Palmerston or Benjamin Dislraeli. No pop idols please, but a musician like GF Handel would be fabo, I believe his plaque is on a house in Brook Street, Mayfair |
The Exile
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| | Posted on Sunday, 28 November, 2004 - 05:59 pm: | |
Amanda Richardson also lived in Devonshire rd, not blue plate material i know...just thought id let you know though |
Vertical Hold
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| | Posted on Sunday, 28 November, 2004 - 11:32 pm: | |
I think they put a plaque for Jimi Hendrix next to the Handel one and this upset a few people. Closer to home, John Logie Baird has a plaque in Cresent Wood opposite the Dulwich Wood House Pub. |
