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George Orwell, Cyril Connolly, Cecil Beaton, and Gavin Maxwell blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

George Orwell, Cyril Connolly, Cecil Beaton, and Gavin Maxwell blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Eastbourne. This blue commemorative plaque records: Former pupils include Sir Cecil Beaton 1904-80 Photographer and Designer Cyril Connolly 1903-74 Writer and Journalist Henry C. Longhurst 1909-78 Journalist and M.P.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Former pupils include Sir Cecil Beaton 1904-80 Photographer and Designer Cyril Connolly 1903-74 Writer and Journalist Henry C.

People and events

The saved account records: Longhurst 1909-78 Journalist and M.P.

How it worked

The saved account records: Gavin Maxwell 1914-69 Naturalist George Orwell 1903-50 Eric Blair - Writer

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

George Orwell, Cyril Connolly, Cecil Beaton, and Gavin Maxwell blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Former pupils include Sir Cecil Beaton 1904-80 Photographer and Designer Cyril Connolly 1903-74 Writer and Journalist Henry C. Longhurst 1909-78 Journalist and M.P. Gavin Maxwell 1914-69 Naturalist George Orwell 1903-50 Eric Blair - Writer The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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