Leigh Hunt, poet & essayist, lived here 1853 - 1859.
This plaque is in the same style as one for Marcus Garvey, both located in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Their creators are not indicated, and curiously we have found another group of plaques with their own distinctive style, also anonymously erected, and in the same borough.
W6, Rowan Road, 16
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Leigh Hunt - W6
Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chando...
“High tension” is the same as “high voltage” - dangerously high electrical energy which require particular safety measures.
The plaque fails to give the year of the Second Congress - it was 1847.
We've heard it said that no one ever puts up a memorial to a committee. Perhaps the rules doesn't apply if the committee are in charge of...
The plaque is on the pavement immediately below the 'Gloucester Circus' sign. In our photo the middle bollard is crossing it.
Jim Gaffney, 1941 - 2002. Jim spent his life helping vulnerable children. His friend, Gillian Pugh, decided to continue his work by don...
London Borough of Islington In memory of Jim Veal, 1931 - 2006, chairman of the Tenants & Residents Association which campaigned for ...
David Edward Somerville Hawkins was born on 7 January 1916 the youngest of the three children of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) and Lady Elizabeth Somerville Hawkins née Sheldon (1882-1946). ...
Tagore rented the house for about 3 weeks or a few months (depending on source) on one of him many visits to Britain.
District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1915-1948. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
CVO, CBE, FRICS. Was a chartered surveyor and director of a number of companies. Admitted to the Fruiterers company in 1966. Grandson of Major Byron F. Caws. The Peerage informs that his is the so...
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