Cecile Nobrega was an educator, poet, playwright, and classical composer. Her famous poem, The Bronze Woman, inspired the statue of the same name that stands in Stockwell Memorial Gardens.
Now she is to be commemorated by a blue plaque on her former home in Stockwell organised by the Nubian Jak Community Trust. The plaque will be unveiled at Lee Samuel House, 10 Nealden Street, SW4 9QX on Saturday, 1st June at a ceremony from 12:45 to 1:45 pm.