Alice Meynell, 1847 - 1922, poet and essayist, lived here.
London County Council
W2, Palace Court, 47, Spanish Catholic Chaplaincy
The scaffolding next door is the result of a major fire there in January 2013. It is a large property which was/is "under refurbishment" for which read "being practically rebuilt and losing any sense of being an old building, by owners with too much money" but that's just our personal opinion.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Alice Meynell
Poet and journalist. Alice Thompson was born in Barnes. Her paternal grandm...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Alice Meynell
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
Edmund Burke, author and statesman, lived here. B. 1729. D. 1797
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1856 - 1925, novelist, lived here 1885 - 1888. Greater London Council.
Wikipedia and others describe the building as previously a 17th century chapel, which it clearly isn't. This 1863 map shows the streets ...
The signal box is now, 2022, home to La Boîte, a crêperie. The story of this signal box is well told at Highams Park Forum, where we lea...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
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