Plaque

George Orwell - Hayes

Inscription

George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) 1903 - 1950, lived and worked here as senior master of the former Hawthorn High School for Boys, April 1932 - July 1933.
Hayes Literary Society

Site: George Orwell - Hayes (1 memorial)

UB3, Church Road, 116 - 118, Fountain House Hotel

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Hawthorns High School for Boys

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George Orwell

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Hayes Literary Society

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