Plaque

Alexander Herzen

Erection date: 26/6/2013

Inscription

Alexander Herzen, 1812 - 1870, operated the Free Russian Press from this building 1854 - 1856.
Marchmont Association

Site: Alexander Herzen (1 memorial)

WC1, Judd Street, 61

Herzen started his press at nearby 38 Regent Square (where Rodmell House now stands) in spring or early summer 1853. In December 1854 Herzen moved into what was at the time 82 Judd Street, but is now 61.  By the end of 1856 the press had moved across the street to number 2, which is now an open space.  In 1860 it moved out of Bloomsbury to 5 Thornhill Place, Caledonian Road, from where Herzen moved to Teddington.

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Alexander Herzen

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Free Russian Press

Established by Herzen in London 1853.  See our plaque page for its various ad...

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Alexander Herzen

“Father of Russian socialism”.    Born Moscow into a land-owning family.   Ha...

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Marchmont Association

Aims to promote the on-going improvement of Marchmont Street and the surround...

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