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Leslie Evershed-Martin CBE

 
 
Leslie Evershed-Martin CBE Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 4, 2025
1. Leslie Evershed-Martin CBE Marker
Inscription.
Leslie Evershed-Martin CBE
1903-1994
lived here

Founder of the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1962

Mayor and Freeman of this City
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
 
Location. 50° 50.216′ N, 0° 46.933′ W. Marker is in Chichester, England, in West Sussex. It is on West Street west of Tower Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 West Street, Chichester, England PO19 1RP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ethel Margaret 'Madge' Turner (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Admirals Lord Horatio Nelson and Sir George Murray (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); The Council House and Assembly Room (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Guildhall (approx. half a kilometer away); Priory Park Orchard (approx. half a kilometer away); 1800s - A new use for the walls (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); John Keats (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); 1642 - Cannons fire into the city (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chichester.
 
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Leslie Evershed-Martin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 4, 2025
2. Leslie Evershed-Martin Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 4, 2026