Plaque

WB Yeats - Woburn Walk

Inscription

William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and dramatist, lived in this house, then known as 18 Woburn Buildings, from 1895 to 1919.

Site: WB Yeats - Woburn Walk (1 memorial)

WC1, Woburn Walk, 5

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WB Yeats - Woburn Walk

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W. B. Yeats

Poet and dramatist. Born in Dublin to John Butler Yeats.  A member of The Rhy...

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