Writer. Chiefly remembered as the author of 'The Three Tours of Dr Syntax', a comic poem which satirised William Gilpin.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Combe
Commemorated ati
William Gilpin
William Gilpin 1724 - 1804 These flats have been built on the site of Cheam S...
Other Subjects
Graham Greene
Author. Born Henry Graham Greene at St John's, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. After his marriage, he converted to Roman Catholicism, which became a theme in a number of his novels. During the second w...
2 memorials
1 memorial
Joseph Smith
Translated Pepys's diary (written in one of the versions of shorthand used at the time) in 1819 - 22.
1 memorial
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet
Home Secretary 1859-60. Born London. Before entering politics Lewis studied linguistics and published a number of books throughout his life.
1 memorial
Daniel Defoe
Novelist. Born in the parish of Cripplegate, as Daniel Foe, adding the "de" latter, for effect. Published "Robinson Crusoe" in 1719, considered by some to be the first novel in English. His grave ...
2 memorials
Previously viewed
1 memorial
Foot-and-mouth epidemic - new memorial
SE10, Ballast Quay, Ballast Quay communal garden
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our photograph was taken in 2013. We returned in 2015 and photographe...
1 subject commemorated
Elizabeth Dun
Lived in Royal Crescent, 1972 - 1995. From The Kensington Society Annual Report 1975-6: "Our gratitude ... to Miss Elizabeth Dun and her sister, Mavis, for a gift of garden equipment in memory of ...
1 memorial
Fabian Society
Founded in 1884. Their website states "The Fabian Society is the UK's only membership-based left of centre think tank" and provides the following: "The Fabian Society was founded in 1884 as a socia...
2 memorials
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them