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...
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The plaque is on the pavement - in our photo you can just make out the circle.
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