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...
Jean Rhys, 1890 - 1979, writer lived here in flat 22, 1936 - 1938. English Heritage
Note that, despite its blueness, this is not an English Heritage plaque.
This house was listed in the 2017 Open House event but disappointingly, by 2019, this link has died. We've taken this opportunity to gat...
Sir Max Beerbohm, 1872 - 1956, artist and writer, born here. Greater London Council
