In these studios lived and worked the artists: Charles Ricketts 1866-1931 Charles Shannon 1863-1937 Glyn Philpot 1863-1937 Vivian Forbes 1891-1937 James Pryde 1866-1941 F. Cayley Robinson 1862-1927

The plaque, which had been suggested by Philpot's neice, cost the GLC twice as much as normal owing to the large number of characters, and the associated increased risk of problems in the firing process.