Erection date: 1989
English Heritage
Joseph Grimaldi, 1778 - 1837, clown, lived here 1818 - 1828.
EC1, Exmouth Market, 56
Grimaldi lived at numerous addresses in the Clerkenwell area between 1794 and his death. This is the only one to have survived.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Grimaldi - EC1
Pantomime clown appearing at Sadler's Wells, Drury Lane and Covent Garden the...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Grimaldi - EC1
There are 54 stones in total, but it is hard to believe that places like Herne Bay and Sittingbourne were ever business capitals.
As the gateway to Metroland, Betjeman was fond of this station.
This plaque is very decorative,with an ornate frame, at the top of which is a roundel showing a stag on a shield. It was perhaps not int...
The tree-less plaque is in the lawn some distance to the right, outside our photo, which was taken from inside the garden. Concerning Fu...
The English Heritage listing does indeed say "Benjamin Rule" but we are assuming that is a mistake since Rules themselves say Thomas (Be...
