Bust

Wimbledon Library - Milton

Site: Wimbledon Library (2 memorials)

SW19, Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon Library

Shakespeare to the left, Milton to the right.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wimbledon Library - Milton

Subjects commemorated i

John Milton

Poet, essayist, playwright, historian, and diplomat. Born in the house called...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wimbledon Library - Milton

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