Erection date: 1990
{Beneath the Polish coat of arms:}
Seat of the president and the Polish Government in exile.
1945 - 1990
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
SW1, Eaton Place, 43
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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