Erection date: 24/5/2018
John Thelwall, 1764 - 1834, political orator, writer and elocutionist, lived and worked here 1806 - 1813.
English Heritage
WC1, Bedford Place, 40
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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John Thelwall
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John Thelwall
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