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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Blake's house SE1
Commemorated ati
William Blake - SE1
The shield with the red crosses is from the Coat of arms of the City of Londo...
William Blake - SE1 - lost plaque
This plaque, shown in both this drawing (by Adcock from Culture 24) and the p...
Other Subjects
Columbia Market
In 1852, the area Novia Scotia Gardens being a notorious slum, Angela Burdett-Coutts bought it with the intention of developing healthy accommodation for the poor and a market for their use. Howeve...
Pimlico Grammar School
Architect was J.P. Gandy Deering. The British Museum's drawing is from 1832. Built as a non-conformist private academy for boys but the school only lasted a few years. ‘Ian Fleming’ by Andrew Lyc...
Pelham / Hobson's Place
Our map of 1837 shows a street called Pelham Street. Possibly this became Pelham Place and then Hobson's Place before being built over by the Greater London Council in 1966.
Swan Housing Association
Established in the 1990s. As at 2025 Swan Housing Association is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanctuary.
Previously viewed
Alfred Reynolds
NW3, Branch Hill, Lower Lodge
Alfred Reynolds, Hungarian poet and philosopher lived here 1980 - 1993.
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