Plaque

George MacDonald - NW1

Erection date: 2005

Inscription

George MacDonald, 1824 - 1905, story teller, lived here, 1860 - 1863.
English Heritage

Site: George MacDonald - NW1 (1 memorial)

NW1, Albert Street, 20, Tudor Lodge

What an interesting contrast of 3 architectural styles on this short stretch of road.

2023: A London Inheritance posted about the area and comments: Tudor Lodge "was built between 1843 and 1844 for the painter Charles Lucy {1814-73}, and believed to be to his own design."

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George MacDonald - NW1

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George MacDonald

Poet, novelist and Christian minister. Born Aberdeenshire. Works include: 'At...

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George MacDonald - NW1

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