William Johnson Cory, Ionicus, 1823 - 1892, teacher, scholar and poet. Lived and died in this house. An assistant master at Eton College 1845 - 1872. He composed the words for the Eton Boating Song.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
NW3, Pilgrim's Lane, 8 (4 Rosslyn Villas)
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William Johnson Cory
Written by William Johnson Cory. First performed in 1863, the first verse go...
Teacher, scholar and poet. Born Devon as William Johnson. As assistant mast...
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William Johnson Cory
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
The plaque is on the right of the 'Iceni Court' name plaque. The Iceni were a Brittonic tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and...
The Middlesex Hospital closed and was demolished in 2008. We cannot trace what has happened to any of its memorabilia, but believe that t...
This business was founded in 1861 by William Morris, artist and poet, for the manufacture of his designs in wallpapers, chintzes, woven f...
This must be one of the most delightful locations for any plaque in London.
The plaque can be seen in our photo, below the street lamp.
Howard Carter, 1874 - 1939, Egyptologist and discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun, lived here. English Heritage
Greater London Council Sir John Lavery, 1856 - 1941, painter, lived here 1899 - 1940.
On the committee of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.
The characters represented in the mural are, left to right, top line: Scrooge, (the head with the door knocker represents Marley's ghost)...
Lord Haldane, 1856 - 1928, statesman, lawyer and philosopher, lived here. London County Council
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