Poet. Born Kent. A member of The Rhymers' Club. At the end of his life he was impoverished and was looked after by Robert Sherard at his house at 26 Sandhurst Gardens, Catford, where he died.
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Ernest Dowson
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Ernest Dowson
Ernest Christopher Dowson, poet, 1867 - 1900. lived in a house which stood on...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Milos Crnjanski
Poet, and diplomat. Born in Csongrád, Hungary. His family moved to Romania in 1896, where the Serbian heritage was instilled in him. In 1912 he went to study in Rijeka (in modern day Croatia) and V...
Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Austria, Balkans, Hungary, Romania, Serbia
Michelangelo
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
Person, Architecture, Art, Engineering, Poetry, Sculpture, Seriously Famous, Italy
Lemn Sissay
Poet. Born near Wigan of Ethiopean parentage. Appointed MBE in 2010. Own website.
Richard Le Gallienne
Poet and essayist. Born in Liverpool. A member of The Rhymers' Club.Died in Menton, south of France.
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John Compton Lawrance, QC, MP
High Court Judge. Came from Lincolnshire. From Plymounth Law Review we learn: "John Lawrance was Conservative MP for South Lincolnshire for ten years, from 1880 to 1890, until his appointment as ...
Benjamin Franklin
Natural philosopher, writer, revolutionary politician and inventor. Born Boston, Massachusetts. Crossed the Atlantic 8 times, living for many years apart from his wife and children. A keen swimmer...
Person, Politics & Administration, Science, Seriously Famous, USA
Thomas Earp
Architectural carver. Born Nottinghamshire. Worked out of 1 Kennington Road. Do not confuse with Thomas Earp the politician, with similar dates.
Royal Coburg Theatre
SE1, The Cut, Old Vic Theatre
Leopold and Charlotte had married on 2 May and Charlotte was already known to be pregnant so they were probably seen as a golden couple a...
Robert Clayton statue
SE1, St Thomas's Hospital, Millennium Garden
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776 book on the history of London, which is, we believe, very c...
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