What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Nevil Shute Norway 1899-1960 Author, Aircraft Designer & Founder of Airspeed Ltd lived here between 1936-1940 Recorded plaque organisation: Portsmouth City Council.
Nevil Shute was a British novelist and aeronautical engineer who authored popular novels such as "On the Beach" and founded Airspeed Ltd, contributing significantly to aircraft design in the UK.
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