Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book.
The Somers Town Mural supposedly shows "Head of Frankenstein". We can't see it in the mural but suspect that the head of Frankenstein's monster is what is actually depicted - a common error that we have smugly avoided in our picture.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Frankenstein
English Heritage Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here,...
After their elopement in July 1814 the Shelleys lived here with Claire Clairm...
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
Hercule Poirot, the all-knowing Belgian detective appeared in Agatha Christie's first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Television programme broadcast by BBC One since 1963. It was originally intended to be an educational programme using time travel as a means to explore scientific ideas and famous moments in histor...
Character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Oliver Twist, first published 1838.
Famous vampire created by Stoker as the eponymous hero (?) of his 1897 novel.
