Erection date: 1960
Inscription
Lord Byron was born here 1788.
This unusual plaque was removed in 2012 when P4 was erected. We hope it's stored in a John Lewis history archive somewhere.
Site: Lord Byron (4 memorials)
W1, Holles Street, John Lewis
In the world of plaques this is an important site since the first ever official plaque (our P1) was placed by the (Royal) Society of Arts on a house here. Just a shame that it was lost and that replacing it has proved so troublesome.
Over the years there have been 4 Byron memorials here, which we have imaginatively labelled: P1, P2, P3, P4.
We thank Steve Roffey for the research on which these pages are based. Prime sources: RSoA Journals, UCL Survey of London.
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