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.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
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...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Samuel Johnson's house
The Royal Military Academy, 1720, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Built on t...
Lisa O'Brien has pointed out that the plaque-makers got 'assoluta' wrong.
