Erection date: 16/3/1932
This tablet was erected to commemorate the birthplace of George Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) novelist and man of letters.
Site: George Gissing - Wakefield birthplace (1 memorial)
WF1, Thompson's Yard
Erection date: 16/3/1932
This tablet was erected to commemorate the birthplace of George Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) novelist and man of letters.
WF1, Thompson's Yard
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Gissing - Wakefield birthplace
Goerge Robert Gissing. Novelist, best known for ‘New Grub Street’ about the h...
We have another page showing the memorial in its new location.
Note: other sources seem agreed that Susannah died on the 23rd not the 30th of July.
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
You can see that there used to be another plaque fixed to this wall. Let's hope it was a cheap temporary thing removed when this rather n...
The Covid-19 pandemic meant the unveiling ceremony took place on Facebook.
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