Erection date: 1953
Inscription
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 - 1864, American author, stayed here in 1856.
L.C.C.
Site: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1 memorial)
SE3, Pond Road, 4
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Novelist. Born in Salem, Massachusetts. His ancestor was John Hathorne, the o...
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