Plaque

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Inscription

Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849 - 1924, writer, lived here.
Greater London Council

Burnett lived here for 5 years in the 1890s.

Site: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1 memorial)

W1, Portland Place, 63

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

Born as Frances Eliza Hodgson in Cheetham Hill on the edge of Manchester on 2...

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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