Plaque

Robert Browning - W8

Inscription

Robert Browning lived in this house 1887 - 1889, from here his body was taken for interment in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey.

Site: Robert Browning - W8 (1 memorial)

W8, De Vere Gardens, 29

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

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Robert Browning - W8

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Robert Browning

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The popular name for the south transept of Westminster Abbey. Geoffrey Chauce...

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