Plaque

Leigh Hunt - NW3

Inscription

Leigh Hunt, poet, lived in a cottage on this site, 1816 - 21.

Site: Leigh Hunt - NW3 (1 memorial)

NW3, Vale of Health, South Villa

The plaque is on the back of the building, visible from a footpath.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Leigh Hunt - NW3

Subjects commemorated i

Leigh Hunt

Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chando...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Cornhill Standard

Cornhill Standard

EC3, Cornhill, 59-60

The plaque is actually high up on the Gracechurch Street frontage.  The Cornhill Standard was a water pump, so important that round about...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

SE18, Artillery Square, Academy Performing Arts

Sometime 2011-17 the rather nice yellow plaque was replaced with the bronze rectangle which doesn't look new nor designed for an exterior...

4 subjects commemorated
Sir Robert Peel x 2

Sir Robert Peel x 2

W1, Upper Grosvenor Street, 16

English Heritage Sir Robert Peel, 1750 - 1830, manufacturer and reformer, and his son, Sir Robert Peel, 1788 - 1850, Prime Minister, fou...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

SE14, New Cross Road, 323, New Cross Inn

The plaque is on the brick wall to the right of the pub. The photo on our page for the Battle was taken right in front of this pub.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Anne Shelton

Anne Shelton

SE21, Court Lane, 142

Anne Shelton, 1928 - 1994, popular singer and the World War II "Forces' Favourite", lived here. London Borough of Southwark Voted by the ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

Previously viewed

A. Lapierre

A. Lapierre

Canadian firefighter, a section leader from Montreal. Died in a road accident in Bristol. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Section Leader Alfred Lapierre was born on 19 January 1893...

Person, Emergency Services, Canada

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
E. C. P. Monson

E. C. P. Monson

Architect. Born Edward Charles Philip Monson, son of architect Edward Monson, brother of architect Harry Castle Hiett Monson (1877-1961) and father of John Monson. Monson works were frequently prod...

Person, Architecture

4 memorials
William Wilkinson

William Wilkinson

Co-churchwarden of St Antholin in 1670 or 71. The name on the plaque may be incorrect and should have read "Wilkins". If it is correct at "Wilkinson" then probably related to Uriah Wilkinson, 

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
NPL gates

NPL gates

TW11, Hampton Road

A nearby information board provides: "Following site redevelopment these splendid gates, from the original National Physical Laboratory (...

1 subject commemorated
King's Bench Prison

King's Bench Prison

Established in medieval times as a place to hold prisoners of the King's Bench court, primarily debtors. It was originally sited in Angel Place, off Borough High Street, just north of what is now J...

Place, Law

1 memorial