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...
The text we have transcribed is off a very dull plaque on this wall near the ground. The photograph shows the name plaque, high on the bu...
A network of almost secret passageways and a courtyard link Suffolk Street to Whitcomb Street. The passageway containing the two plaque...
Lord John. During the swinging 60s fashion revolution this building housed the Gold Brothers' iconic store, famous for its trend setting ...
The creators of this plaque have copied the two paragraphs from the original plaque and topped and tailed it with information about the b...
17 May is the Norwegian's National Day, celebrating the signing of their constitution in 1814. The quotation comes from a poem entitled ...
The royal significance of this site will be found by visiting the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institute.
