Plaque

Jerome K. Jerome - SW1

Erection date: 1989

Inscription

Jerome K Jerome, 1859 - 1927, author, wrote 'Three Men in a Boat' while living here at flat 104.
English Heritage 

Site: Jerome K. Jerome - SW1 (1 memorial)

SW1, Chelsea Bridge Road, 91-94 Chelsea Gardens

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

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Jerome K. Jerome - SW1

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Three Men in a Boat

Comic novel written by Jerome K. Jerome first published in 1889.

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Jerome K. Jerome

Novelist and playwright. Born Jerome Clapp Jerome at Bradford Street, Walsall...

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