Inscription
Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty, lived here, 1679 - 1688.
London County Council
Site: Samuel Pepys - WC2 (1 memorial)
WC2, Buckingham Street, 12
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
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Samuel Pepys - WC2
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Samuel Pepys
Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty. Born Salisbury Court, where his fath...
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Samuel Pepys - WC2
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London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
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