Formed initially to preserve Jane's cottage in the village of Chawton, Hampshire. This was purchased in 1947 and is now open to the public.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Jane Austen Society
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Jane Austen - WC2
City of Westminster Jane Austen, 1775 - 1817, novelist, stayed here, 1813 - ...
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Charles Dickens
Born, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, at No.1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsmouth (where there is a museum). For a map showing many of his London addresses see Londonist. His family were so p...
White Hart Inn
Established in the medieval period and referenced by Shakespeare in 'Henry VI' and by Dickens in 'Pickwick Papers'. Not to be confused with the nearby White Hart at 22 Great Suffolk Street.
Vera Brittain
Vera Mary Brittain was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire the daughter of Thomas Arthur Brittain (1864-1935) and Edith Mary Brittain (1868-1948). Her father was a paper manufacturer. The 1...
Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.
J.B. Priestley
Novelist, playwright and essayist. Wrote "When we are married" and "An Inspector Calls".
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Harrow School - WW1 memorial
HA1, Peterborough Road, Harrow War Memorial Building and Speech Room
The plaque was laid in 1921 (British Pathe film) and the building was opened on 3 June 1926 by the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin and th...
Russian Orthodox Church - WW1
SW7, Ennismore Gardens, Russian Orthodox Church, 67
These two featured plaques are inside the porch so we had to use flash, hence the slightly odd photos. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, built...
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R.M. Robbins
Author of "The History of London Transport" published in 4 vols 1974- 1976
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