Plaque

(lost) Winifred Atwell - black plaque

Erection date: 6/11/2020

Inscription

Winifred Atwell, 1914 - 1983, first black person to have a number one hit in the UK, and still the only female instumentalist to do so.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Black Plaque Project

Site: Winifred Atwell (2 memorials)

SE24, Railton Road, 82d

The Shropshire Star reported that the black plaque was erected in November 2020 apparently as a temporary plaque and on 18 December that same year it was replaced with the blue one.

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

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Winifred Atwell

Pianist. Born Una Winifred Atwell in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. Her birth...

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Black Plaque Project

An extension of the Nubian Jak Community Trust plaque scheme. It recognises b...

Nubian Jak Community Trust

Group, Race Issues

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Winifred Atwell - blue plaque

Multimillion disc selling piano impresario, Winifred Atwell, 1914 - 1983, ope...

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