In the courtyard at the rear of this building is The George - London's only galleried inn immortalized by Charles Dickens in "Little Dorrit".
Historic Southwark
SE1, Borough High Street, 77, George Inn Yard
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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George Inn - Historic Southwark
This George Inn existed in the late 16th century though originally known as T...
A novel by Charles Dickens first published in serial form 1855 and 1857. The...
Born, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, at No.1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George Inn - Historic Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
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George Inn - Historic Southwark
English Heritage Arthur Waley, 1889 - 1966, poet, translator and orientalist, lived and died here.
See a similar plaque in N7 for information about them.
London Borough of Camden Lord Pitt of Hampstead, 1913 - 1994, physician and civil rights campaigner, worked here, 1950 - 84.
The plaque is in our picture but it's such a dull day you can't see it. Three more steps and the man will be standing in front of it.
{Between two emblems of the Clothworkers' Company:} 8 - 10 Moorgate This land was bequeathed in 1580 by William Lambe who rebuilt the Hol...
