Plaque

Isaiah Berlin - NW3

Erection date: 3/5/2022

Inscription

Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, 1909 - 1997, philosopher, historian of ideas, lived here, 1928 - 1956.
Erected by the Heath & Hampstead Society

Site: Isaiah Berlin - NW3 (1 memorial)

NW3, Hollycroft Avenue, 49

By sheer chance we discovered and photographed this plaque on 4 May 2022, the day after it was unveiled.

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Isaiah Berlin - NW3

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Sir Isaiah Berlin

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Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

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