Plaque

Samuel Pepys - WC2

Inscription

Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty, lived here, 1679 - 1688.
London County Council

Site: Samuel Pepys - WC2 (1 memorial)

WC2, Buckingham Street, 12

Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker

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Samuel Pepys - WC2

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Samuel Pepys

Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty.  Born Salisbury Court, where his fath...

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Samuel Pepys - WC2

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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