Plaque Unveiling: Elsa and Edith Lanchester

Name: Plaque Unveiling: Elsa and Edith Lanchester
Start: 2025-07-13T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-07-13T15:00:00+01:00

Date

Sun 13 Jul 2025

Free event no booking

Organised by the Battersea Society

Edith Lanchester (1871-1966) was a socialist, feminist, and suffragette who gained some notoriety in 1895 when her family had her incarcerated in the Priory Asylum for planning to live with her lover Seamas Sullivan. Her daughter Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986) had a long career on stage, film and television. She is most remembered for her role in the film, The Bride of Frankenstein. This plaque will commemorate both mother and daughter on the site of their former home, 27 Leathwaite Road. Booking not required.