Plaque

R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

Erection date: 1955

Inscription

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751 - 1816, dramatist and statesman lived here, 1795 - 1802.
London County Council 

Site: Burgoyne and Sheridan (2 memorials)

W1, Hertford Street, 10

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Playwright. Born Dublin. Pupil at Harrow School 1762-8. Married Elizabeth Lin...

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R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

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