Plaque

Robert Aickman

Inscription

Robert Aickman, 1914 - 1981, author and co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association, lived and worked here.
The Inland Waterways Association

Site: Robert Aickman (1 memorial)

WC1, Gower Street, 11

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

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Robert Aickman

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Robert Aickman

Author and conservationist. Born at 77 Fellows Road, Hampstead. One of the fo...

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Robert Aickman

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Inland Waterways Association

Formed to campaign for the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and se...

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