Thomas Hardy, 1840 - 1928, poet and author, lived here, 1863 - 1874.
A pleasingly unofficial blue plaque - a rather emphatic layout with the letters practically breaking out the circle.
W2, Westbourne Park Villas, 16
Hardy rented a room on the top floor at the back. The authoritative Thomas Hardy: Half a Londoner” by Mark Ford give his dates here as 1863 - 7.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Hardy - W2
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Te...
Conductor Laureate, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, C. H., 1899 - 1970, was born here.
It's rare for a plaque to specify the time at which it was unveiled - we count ourselves fortunate if we get the year.
In 2022 Philip Broke told us that the plaque on this house is blue not purple. We revisited and we have added our photo here. The blue pl...
Our photo is taken from the east. In the background you can see the inside of the retained arched stone entrance to The Colonnade from G...
This building is named the Carpmael Building in recognition of the signal services rendered to the Middle Temple by Master Kenneth Carpma...
Prospective Socialist candidate for the Epping division in October 1935.
Londonist points out how important correct use of English can be: "This was not the only Strand building to survive the Great Fire... the...
Actor-manager. Born Rotherhithe. Squire was his given first name. Although much information about this man is contained on his Wikipedia page our colleague, Andrew Behan, researched him through pub...
The plaque fails to explain why it is on this particular spot. Cromwell's family was based in Putney and he was brought up here but we c...
Kenneth William Richter was born on 27 January 1920, the eldest of the four children of William Richter (1890-1934) and Harriet Martha Richter née Axon (1891-1970). His birth was registered in the ...
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