Erection date: 1934
Edgar Wallace, reporter. Born London 1875. Died Hollywood 1932. Founder member of the Company of Newspaper Makers.
He knew wealth & poverty, yet had walked with kings & kept his bearing. Of his talents he gave lavishly to authorship - but to Fleet Street he gave his heart.
Aged 11 Wallace was selling newspapers on this corner.
EC4, Ludgate Circus
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Edgar Wallace - EC4
Prolific writer: crime, novels, journalism, plays films. Born 7 Ashburnham Gr...
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Edgar Wallace - EC4
The vertical line down the plaque is not a fault with our camera, but a rope hanging from a flagpole.
English Heritage Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1976, was born here.
Don't get us wrong, we do like Hammersmith Bridge, but all his bridges look rather samey, don't they?
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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller RNR. DSC* {Between an image of a ship's wheel and the flag of the White Star Line:} 1874 - 1952, Ric...
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One of the most prestigious American universities, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Named after its first benefactor John Harvard.
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (who became King Edward VII) and his elder brother Prince Albert Victor, who died early. Crowned on 22 June 1911. Married ...
The 52 columns are 1m apart, 3.5m high and made of roughly textured stainless steel cast in sand. They are arranged in four clusters of ...
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