Robert Adam, Thomas Hood, John Galsworthy, Sir James Barrie and other eminent artists and writers lived here.
We understand the "here" on the plaque to refer to the whole of Adelphi Terrace. Barrie lived at number 3 from his divorce in 1909 until his death in 1937.
WC2, Robert Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buri...
Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbu...
Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for lite...
Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London.Example: "Ben ...
The Adam brothers built a very large development including a run of houses wi...
Only a foundation stone but the delightful carved border means that we'd coll...
Violette Szabo, GC, 1921 - 1945, secret agent, lived here.She gave her life f...
In 1926 in this house John Logie Baird, 1888 - 1946, first demonstrated telev...
