Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).
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James Boswell
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Boswell and Johnson
Greater London Council In this house, occupied by Thomas Davies, bookseller,...
James Boswell
LCC James Boswell (1740 - 1795), biographer, lived and died in a house on th...
Johnson statue
This bronze statue is placed close to St Clement Dane's church, the one that ...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in what is now Lebanon, emigrated as a young man with his family to US. Best known for The Prophet, 1923, popular in the 60s.
1 memorial
George Gissing
Goerge Robert Gissing. Novelist, best known for ‘New Grub Street’ about the hack writers who were concentrated in Grub Street, EC2. In 1830 Grub Street was renamed Milton Street; in WW2 it was badl...
3 memorials
Georgette Heyer
Novelist. Born at 103 Woodside, Wimbledon. From 1932, she produced one romance novel and one thriller each year. In all she wrote nearly sixty volumes. Died at Guy's Hospital.
1 memorial
John Middleton Murry
Literary critic. Born Peckham. Husband of Katherine Mansfield and on her death married a woman who strongly resembled her and also died of tuberculosis. His 3rd marriage was a disaster but he ...
1 memorial
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Denys Lasdun
Architect. Born 17 Pembridge Place, Kensington. Died at Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham. Works in London: Hallfield primary school Paddington; Keeling House Bethnal Green; Royal College of Physici...
1 memorial
Corporation of the City of London
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
184 memorials
Bethnal Green and East London Housing Association / Gateway
From British History on-line: "The Bethnal Green and East London Housing Association was formed in 1926 by an Industrial Housing Fellowship Group. It was supported by the Poplar Ruridecanal {sic} C...
3 memorials
Tower Hamlets Council
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middlesex. This division was a liberty, i.e. it was an autonomous area under the jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of...
54 memorials
Bethlehem Hospital 1&2
A priory for the Order of the Star of Bethlehem, built in 1247 on Bishopsgate at Liverpool Street, started admitting mental patients in 1357. This was probably the world's first institution to spec...
4 memorials
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