Erection date: 1989
English Heritage
Joseph Grimaldi, 1778 - 1837, clown, lived here 1818 - 1828.
EC1, Exmouth Market, 56
Grimaldi lived at numerous addresses in the Clerkenwell area between 1794 and his death. This is the only one to have survived.
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Grimaldi - EC1
Pantomime clown appearing at Sadler's Wells, Drury Lane and Covent Garden the...
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Grimaldi - EC1
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