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Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ, 1844 - 1889, poet, lived and studied in Manresa House.
Greater London Council
The 'SJ' after his name means he was a Jesuit, a member of the Society of Jesus.
SW15, Holybourne Avenue, Parkstead House, Roehampton University
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Gerard Manley Hopkins - SW15
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Gerard Manley Hopkins - SW15
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