Plaque

Horace Walpole

Inscription

Horace Walpole, 1717-1797, man of letters, lived here.

Site: Horace Walpole (1 memorial)

TW1, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, 268

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Horace Walpole

Subjects commemorated i

Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Writer and collector. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. His gothic novel ...

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