Dr Samuel Johnson, author, lived here. B. 1709. D. 1784.
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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
We failed to find this in Dec-Jan 2017. This cast-iron roundel, which shows c...
Geoffrey Woolley HouseThis block was built in 2013 by Tower Hamlets Community...
