main content Richmal Crompton (1890-1969)

picture of blue plaque - Richmal Crompton


'The Glebe', Oakley Road, Bromley Common, BR2 8HQ

Richmal Crompton, authoress of the well known "Just William" books and television series screened on the BBC.

The first 9 books were written in 9 Cherry Orchard Road where she lived with her mother from 1917 until 1928 when she moved to The Glebe in Oakley Road nearby.