Plaque

Richard Church

Erection date: 2010

Inscription

London Borough of Southwark
Richard Church, 1893-1972, writer and poet, lived here, 1905-1912.
Plaque renewed 2010.

Site: Richard Church & Sam King (2 memorials)

SE24, Warmington Road, 2

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

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Richard Church

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