What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Mansfield Smith-Cumming "C". Its recorded inscription reads: Mansfield Smith-Cumming 1859-1923 First Chief of the Secret Service lived and worked here 1911-1922
Mansfield Smith-Cumming, known by the code name "C," was the first head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), playing a crucial role in establishing modern intelligence operations that significantly influenced British espionage activities during World War I and beyond.
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