Plaque

George Meredith

Erection date: 1976

Inscription

Greater London Council
George Meredith, O.M., 1828-1909, poet and novelist, lived here.

Site: George Meredith (1 memorial)

SW10, Hobury Street, 7

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Meredith

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George Meredith

Novelist and poet. Born at 73 High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire. As a writer...

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George Meredith

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Greater London Council

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

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