Established as a non-profit organisation, it was originally set up to promote the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe and to encourage and promote old and new artistic interpretations of his works. It possesses over 15,000 articles, including first editions, which relate to Poe.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Prague
Poe Unveiled by Steven Berkoff on 4 June 2011. The Flicker Club The Edgar All...
Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, ...
In his last years dedicated himself to the projects of the community of the Pepys Estate where he lived. Andrew Behan has researched this man: Death registration records provide the birth and deat...
One of the oldest building preservation trusts in the United Kingdom. It was founded by members of the newly-formed Blackheath Society as an independent and separate property company. Its original ...
Ran a vigorous campaign in the 1980s. Set up the Turk's Head Company, a charity to improve local life, bought the derelict building from the Council and restored it. From the picture source: " It...
St Saviours is a former civil parish. Created from the union of the parishes of St Margaret and St Mary Magdalene. In 1855 it was grouped with Southwark Christchurch into the St Saviour's District....
Rector of St Nicholas Tooting Graveney in 1828 when the school was rebuilt and enlarged. From Morden: "There was a sad ending to this festive day, as within two hours of the consecration {of the c...
The part of the building fronting Queen Square was redeveloped and opened (although this is not mentioned on the plaque) by the Prince of...
Pulford Street and the Equitable Gas Works used to occupy this six acre site. In the 1930s the Pulford Street Site Committee was respons...
Born in Manchester as Estelle Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Trained and initially worked as an artist. Worked with George Lansbury in the East End. 1924 Sylvia moved from the East End of...
Note: the typeface used on this plaque is not "English Heritage’s own unique font" to quote EH, but London Underground’s own typeface, Ne...
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