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Charles Kingsley - WC1

Site: Charles Kingsley - WC1 (1 memorial)

WC1, Bloomsbury Way, Kingsley Hotel

This bust on the ornate underbelly of the bow windows is now obscured by the glass awning above the front entrance of the hotel.  At the top of the building a stone plaque shows the entwined digits "1900".

Compare and contrast Rembrandt in Thurloe Place.

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Charles Kingsley - WC1

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Charles Kingsley

Born Devon. Christian Socialist and amateur naturalist. Supported his friend,...

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