In 1793 the author of Memoires D'Outre-Tombe,
Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, lived as an émigré in a garret close to this site and began his literary career. He returned in 1822 as French Ambassador when he resided in Portland Place.
W1, Paddington Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chateaubriand
Born Saint-Malo, Brittany. Died Paris. Went to America in 1791, returned t...
City of Westminster Rosa Lewis, 1867 - 1952, chef de cuisine and hotelier, dramatised as 'The Duchess of Duke Street', ruled the Cavendis...
We love the repeated "etc."s to indicate the Duke's excessively long list of honours, etc. (now we're at it!).
Gertler moved to Hampstead in January 1915.
One wonders where the pump had been 1904-79, and how did Mrs Reeves acquire this delightful gothic artefact. At the Enfield Society we s...
Abbey Road Studios were opened in November 1931 by EMI. The Blumlein plaque is to the right, Elgar to the left. A live webcam has been s...
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