Erection date: 1984
Dr Jimmy Mallon, CH, 1874 - 1961, Warden of Toynbee Hall, Champion of social reform, lived here.
Greater London Council
E1, Commercial Street, Toynbee Hall
The plaques about the clock are at about shoulder height on the wall below the clock. The blue Mallon plaque is on the building to the left.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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