William and Ellen Craft, black American former slaves and campaigners against slavery, lived in Cambridge Grove, 1857 - 1867.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association
Craft Court 1995
W6, Cambridge Grove, Craft Court, Shepherds Bush Housing Group
See Ellen and William Craft - blue plaque for the other plaque in this road.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Ellen and William Craft - Craft Court
Slavery abolitionist. Born in Clinton, Georgia. She and her husband William w...
Slavery abolitionist. Born in Macon, Georgia. He and his wife Ellen were ensl...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Ellen and William Craft - Craft Court
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Poet and novelist. Born Robert von Ranke Graves at Red Branch House, Lauriston Road, Wimbledon. Professor of English at Cairo and Professor of Poetry at Oxford. His early poetry included 'Over the ...
Person, Literature, Poetry, Egypt, Spain
See 'Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1' for all the text and names associated with the whole mural.
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