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Percy Shakespeare blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Percy Shakespeare blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Dudley. This blue commemorative plaque records: Percy Shakespeare ARBSA (1936) b Kate's Hill, Dudley 1906 d Brighton 1943 Brought up on the Wren's Nest Estate.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Percy Shakespeare ARBSA (1936) b Kate's Hill, Dudley 1906

People and events

The saved account records: Studied at the Dudley School of Art formerly in this building.

How it worked

The saved account records: d Brighton 1943 Brought up on the Wren's Nest Estate.

What remains

The saved account records: Painter of Portraits and 1930s Leisure Scenes.

Why it mattered

Percy Shakespeare blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Percy Shakespeare ARBSA (1936) b Kate's Hill, Dudley 1906; d Brighton 1943 Brought up on the Wren's Nest Estate. Painter of Portraits and 1930s Leisure Scenes. Studied at the Dudley School of Art formerly in this building. "The best painter in oils the School has produced" Ivo Shaw, Principal 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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