Peter Mason Opie and Iona Margaret Balfour Opie blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Peter Mason Opie 1918-1982 Iona Margaret Balfour Opie 1923-2017 Children's Fokelorists Lived here 1949-1959 Recorded plaque organisation: Alton Heritage.

Peter Mason Opie and Iona Margaret Balfour Opie were renowned children's folklorists who significantly contributed to the study of children’s culture, language, and play through their extensive research and publications. They lived together from 1949 to 1959 at this location, during which they conducted much of their influential work.