{Above the coat of arms of Dartford Borough Council:}
Jane Austen, 1775 - 1817, noted novelist. Jane Austen stayed at the former inn on this site, The Bull and George, when travelling to visit her brother in Canterbury.
Dartford Borough Council
We'd guess that this plaque is based on a letter that Jane wrote from here.
DA1, High Street Dartford, 46 - 52
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jane Austen - Dartford
Jane Austen, novelist of 6 major novels including Pride and Prejudice. Born: ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Jane Austen - Dartford
Formed by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Dartford, Swanscombe Urban D...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Jane Austen - Dartford
See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.
The garden includes a distorting mirror for short people.
Spandau Ballet first performed here 5 December 1979 at the Blitz Club. PRS for Music Heritage Award
The plaque is around the corner, visible from Highshore Road.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them