Inscription
James Hanley, 1897 - 1985, novelist and playwright, lived here.
Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association
Heritage Lottery Fund
Site: James Hanley (1 memorial)
NW5, Lissenden Gardens, 11 Clevedon Mansions
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
James Hanley
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James Hanley
Novelist and playwright. The ODNB says he was born Dublin 1901. Wikipedia s...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
James Hanley
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Heritage Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (rebranded 2019), formerly the Heritage Lo...
Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association
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