The Corporation of the City of London
William Blake, poet and painter, lived here. Born 1757, died 1827.
Initially we were puzzled why the Corporation of the City of London would erect a plaque so far to the west of its patch, but our colleague, Alan Patient, found out. This area used to be the Conduit Mead(e) Estate which was owned and managed by the Corporation.
W1, South Molton Street, 17
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Blake - W1, S. Molton Street
Poet and artist. Except for 3 years spent on the coast near Bognor, Blake liv...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
William Blake - W1, S. Molton Street
In addressing the 'square mile' concept Londonist has provided a potted histo...
The Kilburn Wells were in this area, possibly very close to this pub.
Sir William Nicholson, 1872 - 1949, painter and printmaker, lived here 1904 - 1906. English Heritage
The west front of the church has 3 plaques, left to right: 'J. Walters - Architect.', 'Rebuilt,Anno Domini MDCCCXX.', 'R. Streather - Bui...
The renaming, reported by The Tab, was to celebrate 100 years since women gained the vote, and LSE History describes how central this are...