Erection date: 1984
George Orwell, 1930 - 1950, writer, lived here.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
Orwell lived here for 6 months in 1935 while he was working in the South End Green Bookshop and writing "Keep the Aspidstra Flying". Unveiled by Michael Foot.
NW3, Parliament Hill, 77
No 77 is the end house, with the Heath behind.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Parliament Hill
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a Briti...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Orwell - Parliament Hill
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
Politician and journalist. Born Plymouth. Leader of the Labour party 1980-198...
Here from 1868 to 1900 lived George James Symons FRS, pioneer in the scientific study of rainfall, founder of the British Rainfall Organi...
English Heritage Simon Bolivar, 1783 - 1830, liberator of Latin America, lodged here in 1810.
Leyton Library Grade II listed building, designed by John Knight in an Italianate style and opened in 1882 as Leyton Town Hall . Outgrown...
These stones are laid in the ground to the right of the wreath that can be seen in our photograph. Left to right they are: Suez, Gang Sho...
