Inscription
Greater London Council
Francis Turner Palgrave, 1824 - 1897, compiler of the "Golden Treasury", lived here, 1862 - 1875.
Site: Francis Turner Palgrave (1 memorial)
NW1, York Gate, 1 - 5
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Francis Turner Palgrave
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Francis Turner Palgrave
Poet & critic. Born Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Wrote hymns and compiled th...
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Francis Turner Palgrave
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Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
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