Site: Wimbledon Library (2 memorials)
SW19, Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon Library
Shakespeare to the left, Milton to the right.
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...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wimbledon Library - Milton
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