A. E. Housman, poet & classical scholar, author of 'A Shropshire Lad', lived here, 1885 - 1886.
Lovely graphic border to this plaque - ears of corn.
W2, Northumberland Place, 39
Housman was in lodgings here for a short time, 1885-6. He had also lived at number 15, 1881-2, and at nearby 82 Talbot Road, 1882-5.
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
A. E. Housman - W2
A cycle of sixty-three poems by A. E. Housman. Published in 1896, most were w...
Alfred Edward Housman. Born near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. Classical scho...
Our picture of the plaque is taken from the NW9 section of the excellent and informative 'Walking London One Postcode at a Time' website,...
The Romans were in Britain AD 43 - 410 so we think the '900s' on the plaque refers to the period (early medieval) when the name 'Watling ...
The Artist Rifles was formed here at the studio of Henry Wyndham Phillips, 1860.
Identical plaques are on both northbound and southbound platforms of the Northern line.
Plaque unveiled by Ray Mears.
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