Blue Plaque: Sir Alec Guinness

You are standing near the site of one of Britain's most celebrated actors. Sir Alec Guinness was born here, in 1914, at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South. His birth certificate tells a mysterious story, as the field for his father's name was left completely blank. While speculation often linked him to the wealthy Guinness brewery family, he was actually supported by a Scottish banker named Andrew Geddes who occasionally visited him during his childhood while posing as an uncle.