Erection date: 8/3/2011
London Borough of Islington
Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759-1797, writer, teacher and feminist, opened a school for girls near this site in 1784.
Plaque unveiled by councillor Catherine West, leader of Islington Council, Unveiled on International Women’s Day.
N16, Newington Green, Newington Green Primary School
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mary Wollstonecraft - N16
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spita...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mary Wollstonecraft - N16
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Matt at Londonist found this plaque in 2014. We've hunted and failed to find it, so believe it lost. His notes say the plaque was in Whit...
The ashes of James Callaghan (and possibly Audrey's too) were scattered in the flower bed at the base of this statue. See the Callaghan'...
James Clerk Maxwell (1831 - 1879) physicist, lived here. LCC
Sculptor. born Scotland. Known as Harry. Served inWW1 first in the army as a trooper, then in the Royal Flying Corps, then in the Royal Naval Air Service which became the Royal Air Force. So h...
Marvell wrote 'The Garden', the poem which is quoted here.
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Somewhat difficult to trace this chap with an...
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