Kate Greenaway, 1846 - 1901, artist and illustrator of children's books, was born at 1 Cavendish Street which stood near this site.
London Borough of Hackney
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says she was born at number 21, not 1 as on the plaque.
N1, Cavendish Street, Sylvia Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
Illustrator of children's books and poet. Born 21 Cavendish Street N1 (now en...
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Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
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This plaque was rededicated to the memory of the two firemen in a ceremony on 16 April 2011.
Bud Flanagan, 1896 - 1968, comedian and leader of the 'Crazy Gang', born here. English Heritage
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