19-11-2025 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Lost for Decades: Alice in Wonderland illustrator’s heritage plaque rediscovered

An early “blue plaque” celebrating Sir John Tenniel, which was thought to have been destroyed when his house was rebuilt, has been rediscovered.
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Sir John Tenniel was an illustrator and political cartoonist, but is best known for illustrating the Alice in Wonderland books, and was the first person to be knighted for work as a cartoonist. He died in 1914, and in 1930, the London County Council (LCC) unveiled an early heritage plaque on his longtime home at 10 Rando
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