Plaque

John Archer - Brynmaer Road

Erection date: 13/11/2013

Inscription

John Richard Archer, 1863 - 1932, Mayor of Battersea who fought social and racial injustice lived here.
English Heritage

Site: John Archer - Brynmaer Road (1 memorial)

SW11, Brynmaer Road, 55

This house seems to be immediately behind Archer's business address on Battersea Park Road. We wonder if he created a gate in the dividing fence, to shorten his commute?

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

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John Richard Archer

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