Born in London, at the Polygon building in Somers Town. Parents: William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, Eleven days after her birth her mother died. Most famous for writing "Frankenstein".
A frequent visitor to her mother's grave it was there that she declared her love to the married Percy Bysshe Shelley, met through her father. Aged 17 she eloped with him and, after the suicide of his first wife, married him.
Mary was buried with Percy's heart, at St Peters churchyard, Bournemouth.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mary Shelley
English Heritage Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here,...
Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 - 1797, author of 'A Vindication of the Right of Wo...
After their elopement in July 1814 the Shelleys lived here with Claire Clairm...
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
Soldier and writer. Born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. He enlisted in the French army in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war. During the First World War he distinguished himself at the battle...
Novelist, playwright. Born Somerset. Half-brother to Sir John Fielding. Lived in Bow Street and Essex Street. Play: The Miser. Novels: Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones. As magistrate he carried out a numb...
Historian. Born William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Newtonpark, County Dublin, Ireland. Initially he studied to be a priest in the Protestant Church of Ireland, but turned to historiography. His chief...
Illustrator. Born Aubrey Vincent Beardsley at 12 Buckingham Road, Brighton. Diagnosed with tuberculosis at the age of seven and described by his mother as 'like a delicate little piece of Dresden c...
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Born Upper Bockhampton, Dorset. Before turning to writing full-t...
This was the London County Council's first housing development. A 39 acre site south-west of Tooting Common was identified and purchased in 1900 for £44,238. The site was well placed to cater for w...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force BT, GCB, OBE, AFC. Born Cheltenham. Died at home at Goring-on-Thames. Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Bomber Command in 1942. He quickly made his command very success...
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