Erection date: 1/6/2011
Sir William Empson, 1906 – 1984, poet and critic, lived here 1929 - 1931, and at 71 Marchmont Street, 1934 -1936.
Marchmont Association
Unveiled by Sir Williams’ son, Jake Empson. At no 71 Empson lived in the the first floor flat.
WC1, Marchmont Street, 65
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir William Empson
Poet and critic. Born near Goole, Yorkshire. Considered a great English criti...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir William Empson
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