Here lived and died Christina Georgina Rossetti, poetess. Born 1830 : died 1894.
Site: Christina Rossetti (1 memorial)
WC1, Torrington Square, 30
Here lived and died Christina Georgina Rossetti, poetess. Born 1830 : died 1894.
WC1, Torrington Square, 30
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Christina Rossetti
Poet in the Pre-Raphaelite style. Sister to Dante; family details are given ...
The plaque is no longer there and actually looks like it was not intended to be permanent since it was attached to wooden battens rather ...
Sir Arthur Keith, 1866 - 1955, distinguished physiologist and anthropologist, lived here, 1908 - 1933. London Borough of Islington Histor...
The foundation plaque is to the left of the entrance, the war memorial plaque, to the right. The large entrance porch from its design is ...
This was the Queen's last official appearance. Via Londonist we found this V&A page that tells the story. The stone was unveiled on a...
2022: Timothy Fox drew our attention to the fact that this building and the plaque have gone (demolished 2018). Yet another spreadsheet t...
Born as Nina Alexandra Mackay, c.1972. Working in the Metropolitan Police she went to a flat to arrest a wanted man. He was a paranoid schizophrenic who had previously attacked a PC and expressed h...
Born St. Petersburg, Russia (on 31 January according to the calendar in use at the time). In 1909 she went to Paris with the Ballets Russes tour. Moved permanently to London in 1912 and lived at I...
Playwright, critic and theatre manager. Founded the Mercury Theatre. Husband of Dame Marie Rambert.
Born Ishroulch Shmeilowitz (other spellings are available), to parents residing in Egypt, Smith travelled to Britain as a child stowaway, grew up in Manchester and first volunteered to serve in the...
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