Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literature, 1932. The Forsyte Saga is his best known work. Died Grove Lodge, Hampstead.
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John Galsworthy
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Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.
We understand the "here" on the plaque to refer to the whole of Adelphi Terra...
John Galsworthy
Galsworthy was not well enough to go to the ceremony to receive his Nobel Pri...
Mont Blanc restaurant
City of Westminster Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers,...
Rules Restaurant 2
Rules®. London's oldest restaurant. In the year Napoleon opened his campaign ...
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Jane Austen Society
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.
1 memorial
Charles Morgan
Playwright, novelist and critic. Born Bromley, Kent, son of the engineer Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan. Died at the house with the plaque.
1 memorial
Ruth Rendell
Crime writer. Born Ruth Barbara Grasemann in South Woodford. She started work as a feature writer for the Chigwell Times, but was forced to resign after filing a story about a local sports club din...
1 memorial
James Hadley Chase
Thriller writer. Born at the site of the plaque as René Lodge Brabazon Raymond. Under various pseudonyms, he wrote ninety novels, fifty of which were made into films. Died in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Sw...
1 memorial
D. H. Lawrence
Novelist and poet (also painter). Born Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Died Vence, France. Novels include: Lady Chatterley's Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
2 memorials
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Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Formed by the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Twickenham and of Richmond and of Barnes.
4 memorials
Henry VIII’s Manor House
King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and moved to the old manor house in 1510. The house was originally owned by the Bray family who eventually surrendered it to...
2 memorials
The Kinks
Rock group formed in Muswell Hill. Their numerous hits include: 'You Really Got Me', 'Waterloo Sunset' and 'Sunny Afternoon'. Founding members were the brothers Ray & Dave Davies and Pete Quaife.
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
St Pancras
Christian orphan beheaded aged 14. Patron Saint of children, cramps, headaches, oaths, treaties, against false witness and against perjury.
2 memorials
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