Erection date: 26/4/2012
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG, 1934 - 2011, heavyweight boxer, British, European & Commonwealth champion lived here, 1942 - 1960.
London Borough of Lewisham
SE6, Farmstead Road, 120
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cooper - SE6
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Henry Cooper - SE6
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