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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London County Council

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