Erection date: /9/1995
London Borough of Lewisham
Edith Nesbit, 1858-1924, children's writer & poet, lived here, 1882-1885.
Plaque unveiled by Fern Ravandi, her great-granddaughter.
SE13, Elswick Road, 28
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edith Nesbit
Author and poet. Wrote approximately 40 books for children including 'The Rai...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edith Nesbit
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Bor...
London County Council Thomas Young, 1773 - 1829, man of science, lived here.
{Beneath the Merchant Taylors' crest:} Site of Merchant Taylors' School 1561 - 1875.
Jackie Free, British jazz trombonist. Born in Leytonstone, lived here between 1932 - 1954 "A fine trombone man" (Louis Armstrong 1956) Wa...
This plaque is on the low boundary wall, facing the pavement. The railings, proudly announced on the plaque, are no more, presumably remo...
English Heritage Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 1817 - 1898, Muslim reformer and scholar, lived here, 1869 - 1870.
