Plaque

Luke Howard

Erection date: 2002

Inscription

Luke Howard, 1772 - 1864, namer of clouds, lived and died here.
English Heritage

Site: Luke Howard (1 memorial)

N17, Bruce Grove, 7

The house has obviously seen better days.  2015: campaign to save it.

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

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Luke Howard

Chemist and meteorologist. Born in London. He became a pharmacist, and set up...

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