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
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One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
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