Erection date: 1925
John Ruskin, (1819-1900), lived in a house on this site.
L.C.C. 1925.
The plaque is on a small plinth in the front garden. It replaces the one which was erected in 1909 on a house that was subsequently demolished.
SE24, Herne Hill, 26
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Ruskin
Author, poet, artist and art critic. Born at 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Squa...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Ruskin
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There are identical plaques on both columns at the entrance to the park.
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