Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792 - 1822, poet, lived here in 1811.
English Heritage
Shelley lodged here after he was expelled from Oxford.
W1, Poland Street, 15
The mural on the sidewall of the building includes a faux blue plaque 'The Soho Mural, Ode to the West Wind, 1989 Louise Vines for London Wall 01 737 4948'. - this Ode being a Shelley poem.
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Percy Shelley - W1
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Percy Shelley - W1
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We attended the unveiling of the Tolpuddle plaque on 25 April 2009, the 175th anniversary of the march, and took these photographs at the...
In our photo the plaque can just be seen between the bush and the right hand ground floor window.
