William Blake was born on 23rd November 1757 in a house which stood on this site.
W1, Marshall Street, 8 William Blake House
These flats were built in the 1960s. This plaque was probably added soon after.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Blake - Marshall Street
Poet and artist. Except for 3 years spent on the coast near Bognor, Blake liv...
The (unhelpfully brick-coloured) plaque is to the bottom left of the small upstairs window. Perhaps that was his bedroom.
Plaque unveiled by former QPR player Stan Bowles.
From Toynbee Hall we learn that the original 1884 building was destroyed by WW2 bombs. The Gatehouse was built on the site in 1965, “with...
The tower in the symbol looks to us a lot like Hackney's St Augustine's tower. Since the Foundation did not come into being until 1916 we...
Dan Leno, 1860 - 1904, music-hall comedian, lived here, 1898 - 1901. London County Council
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