Erection date: 1978
Sir William Orpen 1878 - 1931, painter lived here.
Greater London Council
SW5, South Bolton Gardens, 8
Lane and Orpen were distant cousins and rented this house together in 1907. The Lane plaque is above, Orpen below, with a little window between.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir William Orpen
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Sir William Orpen
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