Erection date: 2020
Sir Cecil Beaton, 1904 - 1980, photographer and designer, lived and worked here 1940 - 1975.
English Heritage
Unveiled before 5 November 2020.
SW7, Pelham Place, 8
Amongst Beaton's sitters here were: John Osborne, Arthur Miller, Rose Macaulay, Mick Jagger, Patrick Lichfield, Benjamin Britten, Twiggy, Sir William and Lady Walton, Greta Garbo, the Queen Mother, and Gilbert and George.
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Cecil Beaton - SW7
Photographer, painter, interior designer and designer for stage and screen. B...
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Cecil Beaton - SW7
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