Erection date: 1885
Madame D'Arblay (Fanny Burney), authoress, lived here. Born 1752. Died 1840.
{Almost hidden in the decorative border:}
Erected by the Society of Arts
Erected in 1885 this is the oldest surviving "blue" plaque to a woman.
W1, Bolton Street, 11
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Fanny Burney
Born King's Lynn, Norfolk, father was Dr Charles Burney. Diarist, novelist:...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Fanny Burney
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
The names are grouped by brief company identifier, which we’ve recognised as follows: B&S - Butterfield & Swire CN Co - China N...
Corporation of London Site of King William Street Underground Station. First City terminus, 1890 - 1900.
The 1969 film, A Touch of Love, shows a drinking fountain of this style in a scene at about 1hr 40mins. It’s a close-up and there’s no cl...
We cannot explain what this plaque is doing here. The MAIDIC is mentioned in the London Gazette of 12/6/1928 in connection with the land...
Love all the architectural terms. We had to look up passimeter and it's roughly what we'd call a ticket booth, here's the very one.
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