English Heritage
Graceie Fields, 1898 - 1979, singer and entertainer, lived here.
Gracie lived here in a flat above a sweet shop, 1926 - 1929, with her parents and first husband, Archie Pitt. She made her London debut at the nearby Collins Music Hall and achieved great success while living here.
N1, Upper Street, 72a
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gracie Fields - N1
Entertainer. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire as Grace Stansfiel...
See St Peter's Close. As far as we can discover Nelson had no particular association with this area.
The plaques are just inside the entrance to the building. Although the foundation stone was laid in 1913, WW1 got in the way, and the bu...
London County Council Arnold Bennett, 1867 - 1931, novelist, lived here.
Paul Nash, 1889 - 1946, war artist World Wars I & II, lived and worked here.
The plaques are either side of the entrance in Tufton Street. A large decorative panel on the Great Peter Street corner reads: The Mary S...
Born Priscilla Bell in Tottenham. Quaker philanthropist and author of feminist economics, scientific subjects, travel, children's non-fiction. Best known book was 'The Juvenile Travellers' which ha...
Person, Children, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare
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