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Blake's house SE1

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Blake lived here with his wife, Catherine, throughout the 1790s. The photograph was taken in about 1913 and shows that it had already been honoured with a plaque. Despite this the house, with the rest of the terrace presumably, was demolished in 1918. See Captain's Cook's house - that also got demolished despite having a plaque.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Blake's house SE1

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William Blake - SE1

The shield with the red crosses is from the Coat of arms of the City of Londo...

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William Blake - SE1 - lost plaque

This plaque, shown in both this drawing (by Adcock from Culture 24) and the p...

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Columbia Market

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Pelham / Hobson's Place

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Swan Housing Association

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Alfred Reynolds

Alfred Reynolds

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Alfred Reynolds, Hungarian poet and philosopher lived here 1980 - 1993.

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