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 ...
Simon Bolivar el libertador. The great Latin American statesman and patriot who liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & ...
Israel Zangwill, 1864 - 1926, writer and philanthropist, lived here. London County Council
Laid into the ground on the west side of the war memorial. It's off-centre which suggests more plaques may be planned.
2014 the shop is occupied by a health food shop - perfect. 2016: Toni & Guy - oh, well.
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