Plaque

Anthony Hope

Inscription

Greater London Council
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (Anthony Hope), 1863 - 1933, novelist, lived here, 1903 - 1917.

Site: Anthony Hope (1 memorial)

WC1, Bedford Square, 41

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Anthony Hope

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Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins

Anthony Hope Hawkins was born on 9 February 1863 at Clapton, Middlesex (now G...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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