Plaque

Beatrix Potter

Erection date: 1988

Inscription

Beatrix Potter, writer and artist, 1866 to 1943, lived in a house on this site from 1866 to 1913. Erected by The Boltons Association, The Beatrix Potter Society and Frederick Warne & Co. in 1988.

Site: Beatrix Potter (1 memorial)

SW5, Old Brompton Road and Bolton Place, Bousfield Primary School

The address of Potter's house was 2 Bolton Gardens. From Londonist: She was born here and "Beatrix lived in the house until her marriage in 1913. The Potter family sold the house in 1924, and it was later destroyed in the Blitz."

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

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Bolton Gardens, 2

Bolton Gardens where Potter lived was a row of houses on the south side of Ol...

Beatrix Potter

Artist, writer and sheep breeder. Born Helen Beatrix Potter at 2 Bolton Garde...

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The Boltons Association

Founded to protect and improve the environment and to stimulate public intere...

The Beatrix Potter Society

Founded to promote the study and appreciation of the life and works of the au...

Frederick Warne and Company

Former publishing company. Founded by Warne, who was a bookseller turned publ...

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