Plaque

Leigh Hunt - SW3

Inscription

LCC
Leigh Hunt, 1784 - 1859, essayist & poet, lived here.

Site: Leigh Hunt - SW3 (1 memorial)

SW3, Upper Cheyne Row, 22

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

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Leigh Hunt - SW3

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Leigh Hunt

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

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Leigh Hunt - SW3

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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