These flats are on the site of 'Lalla Rookh' where in the year 1817 lived Thomas Moore, the Irish poet.
N8, Etheldene Avenue, Dale Court
The plaque can be seen in our photo, above the left-most car.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Moore
The house in which Moore wrote the poem Lalla Rookh was named for it, possibl...
An oriental romance by Thomas Moore. The eponymous heroine (the name means 't...
Dame Sheila Sherlock, MD, FRS, 1918 - 2001, world authority on the liver, professor of medicine, lived here 1970 - 2001. City of Westminster
The words come from a very dull modern plaque attached to the railings. London Uncovered gives: "A four-faced drum clock by Thwaites &am...
Foundation Stone laid by Raymond Denham Poland Esquire, master of the Worshipful Company of Skinners, 22 October 1932. Sir Horace Hamilt...
Charles Lamb lived with his sister at Colebrooke Cottage from 1823 - 1827. Of this home he wrote "a cheerful dining room is studded all o...
English Heritage Tom Sayers, 1926 - 1865, pugilist, died here.
First installed on Marylebone Road, vandalism caused this bust to be removed in 2017, cleaned and reinstalled in this foyer in 2019.
Anglican from Papua New Guinea, was killed during the Japanese invasion.
Dartford-based factory founded by John Hall (1765-1836). From Dartford Archive: "In the early days the company specialised in heavy foundry-based engineering. Later on, the company developed a spec...
Actor and theatre director. Born George Alexander Cassady Devine in Hendon. He became interested in theatre while studying at Oxford and in 1932 was made president of the Oxford University Dramatic...
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