Dr Samuel Johnson, author, lived here. B. 1709. D. 1784.
{In the border, interleaved with the links of a chain, are the letters of:}
Erected by the Society of Arts
EC4, Gough Square, 17, Dr Johnson's House
The house is a museum, open to the public and contains many pictures of Johnson and his friends. The Barber plaque is on the railings below the Johnson one.
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Samuel Johnson's house
Essayist, biographer, lexicographer and speaker of quotes. Born Lichfield, St...
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Samuel Johnson's house
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
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Samuel Johnson's house
When Waugh was three the family moved to this house, "Underhill", built by his father. Waugh used to walk up the road to the postbox near...
The image of this plaque has, incorrectly, been taken to represent the first 'blue plaque' erected to Lord Byron in Holles Street.
For information about the church, including a good range of photographs see A London Inheritance.
Thames Tunnel Mill This is a listed mid 19th century former mill building and warehouse. It is one of the earliest warehouse residential ...
The round plaque is laid in the ground, land-side of the monument. London Screen Archives have a film, made by the London Borough of Sou...
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