This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
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Thomas de Quincey
Note: "Quincey" seems to be the accepted spelling rather than the "Quincy" o...
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Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Writer and collector. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. His gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto"' was published in 1764. But his passion was his gothic creation, his house at Strawberry Hill,...
John Walker
Author of the Pronouncing Dictionary. Â Actor then teacher. Published "Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, Rules Addressed to Citizens of Scotland, Ireland and London" in 1791. Friends with Dr. Johnson...
After the Battle Publications
Publishers of books and magazines about military history.
Max Beerbohm
Caricaturist and writer. Born 57 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington. In the Oscar Wilde circle of friends. He became successful and famous at aged 24, but never rich. Half brother and cousin to He...
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Aske's Hospital - right - 1875
N1, Pitfield Street
This plaque summarises the history of the Hospital and celebrates the opening of the new school in 1875.
Blackheath Literary Institution
SE3, Tranquil Vale, 1, Martin House
The current building is named after A. R. Martin, who died in 1974 but who contributed so much to Blackheath life, being a founder member...
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