City of Westminster
Site of the home of James Barry, 1741 - 1806, Irish artist and creator of the murals at the Royal Society of Arts.
W1, Eastcastle Street, 36
At the time of Barry's residence, the thoroughfare was known as Castle Street East.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
James Barry
Painted by the artist James Barry. They show, 'Orpheus', 'A Grecian Harvest-H...
Painter. Born in Water Lane, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. He studied in Italy an...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
James Barry
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
The war plaque is above the main entrance. The foundation stone for the Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel is to the left of the front eleva...
Greater London Council William Marsden, 1796 - 1867, surgeon, founder of the Royal Free and Royal Marsden Hospitals, lived here.
The building with the plaque, to the right of our photo, was the General Post Office (GPO) headquarters 1894 - 1984.
We are immensely grateful to our Welsh consultant, David Hopkins, who took the time, not just to translate, but also to correctly punctua...
English Heritage Tamara Karsavina, 1885 - 1978, ballerina, lived here.
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