Erection date: 28/5/2011
{Caricatures of the four comedians, followed by:} The Goon Show, 1951-1960, first exploded here, {Surrounded by:} Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine.
SW1, Strutton Ground, 2, The Strutton Arms Public House
In 1951 the pub was called Grafton's and run by Jimmy Grafton who helped create the Goons and get them on the radio.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Goon Show
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Comedian. Born as Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire. He was a co...
Goon. Born as Terence Alan Milligan near Bombay, India, his father being an I...
Actor, comedian and singer. Born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea w...
Goon and comic actor. Born Portsmouth to a couple of variety entertainers. Th...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Goon Show
Formed as a result of the last Goon Show. Patron: Prince Charles.
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We are only confident of the middle few letters of this lady's surname.
Here lived Capt. Frederick Marryat R.N., 1792 - 1848, novelist.
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