Erection date: 1973
George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878, engraver, and illustrator, lived here, 1824 - 1849.
London Borough of Islington - historic building
Cruikshank lived here for 25 years. The plaque was unveiled by Betjeman in 1973.
EC1, Amwell Street, 71
At the time this was Myddelton Terrace.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cruikshank
Engraver, caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his political caricatu...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cruikshank
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