Erection date: 1959
Samuel Smiles, 1812 - 1904, author of "Self Help", lived here.
London County Council
SE13, Granville Park, 11
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Samuel Smiles
Author and chartist supporter. Born in the High Street, Haddington, East Loth...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Samuel Smiles
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