Inscription
This building housed the offices of Charles Dickens' magazine 'All the Year Round' and his private apartments, 1859 - 1870.
Site: Charles Dickens - WC2 (1 memorial)
WC2, Wellington Street, 26
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Dickens - WC2
Subjects commemorated i
Charles Dickens
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