Plaque

Jerome K. Jerome - SW1

Erection date: 1989

Inscription

Jerome K Jerome, 1859 - 1927, author, wrote 'Three Men in a Boat' while living here at flat 104.
English Heritage 

The lettering on this plaque looks so odd, that we actually had to check that it is an official EH plaque. An off day for the EH plaque-maker.

Site: Jerome K. Jerome - SW1 (1 memorial)

SW1, Chelsea Bridge Road, 91-94 Chelsea Gardens

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

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Jerome K. Jerome - SW1

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Three Men in a Boat

Comic novel written by Jerome K. Jerome, first published in 1889.

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Jerome K. Jerome

Novelist and playwright. Born Jerome Clapp Jerome at Bradford Street, Walsall...

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