Erection date: 25/10/2009
London Borough of Southwark
Edward Turner, 1901-1973, engineer and designer of Triumph motorcycles, the Ariel Square Four and the Daimler V8 engine, lived and worked here in the early 1920s.
Voted by the people.
SE15, Philip Walk, 8
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edward Turner
Motorcycle designer and manufacturer. Born at 32 Bronti Place, Walworth, Surr...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edward Turner
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