Kate Greenaway, 1846 - 1901, artist and illustrator of children's books, was born at 1 Cavendish Street which stood near this site.
London Borough of Hackney
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says she was born at number 21, not 1 as on the plaque.
N1, Cavendish Street, Sylvia Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
Illustrator of children's books and poet. Born 21 Cavendish Street N1 (now en...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
31-32 John Street is known as John Kirk House and in April 2012 is being converted into apartments, see Banbury Ball.
Her Majesty was on the first train through the tunnel on its official opening journey back in 1994.
Greater London Council John Tallis, 1816 - 1876, publisher of London street views, lived here.
Left to right: Mackmurdo, Williams, Thornycroft. All in a similar design so presumably erected by the same organisation - possibly a form...
Greater London Council Thomas Hodgkin, 1798 - 1866, physician, reformer and philanthropist lived here.
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