Plaque

Alfred. Lord Tennyson - SW1

Erection date: 1994

Inscription

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809 - 1892, poet, lived here in 1880 and 1881.
English Heritage

Site: Alfred, Lord Tennyson - SW1 (1 memorial)

SW1, Upper Belgrave Street, 9

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Alfred. Lord Tennyson - SW1

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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