Lillie Langtry, 1852-1929, actress, lived here.
SW1, Wilton Place, 8
July 2019: Via Facebook we were contacted by Nick Davis, telling us that this plaque had been removed. We got along to the address in August and, yes, the plaque is no longer in place so we have flagged it as lost. It's likely that a new owner had it removed but we have no idea why.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lillie Langtry - Wilton Place
Actress. Born as Emilie Charlotte Le Breton at St Saviour's rectory, Jersey. ...
Site of the King's Arms Tavern where the first meeting of the Marine Society held on 23 June 1756.
There is an interesting memorial to the power supply just around the corner.
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
Plaque unveiled by actress Shirley Anne Field (who spent part of her childhood in a Children's Home), and the then Action for Children ch...
This building, now a hotel, was the wartime headquarters of the Women's Voluntary Services.
We captured the plaque in 2011 but failed to take a photo of the building showing the plaque in situ. It was 2017 before we managed to re...
Banker. Lived in Sheen. As Lord Mayor he decreed that on London Bridge carriages should drive on the left whereas, prior to this sensible ordnance, it was a free for all.
