What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Sir Alfred Edward East RA 20th December 1844-29th September 1913 born near to this site at 20 Lower Street and knighted in 1910 by King George V as an artist of great distinction Recorded plaque organisation: Kettering Civic Society.
Sir Alfred East was a prominent British landscape painter known for his watercolor and oil paintings, significantly influenced by Japanese art techniques; he was knighted in 1910 for his contributions to the arts.
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