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
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Percy Shelley - W1
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Percy Shelley - W1
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