Boarding School. First mentioned in 1813, but probably built some years before that. Its most famous pupil was Edgar Allan Poe, who was educated there from 1817 to 1820.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Boarding School. First mentioned in 1813, but probably built some years before that. Its most famous pupil was Edgar Allan Poe, who was educated there from 1817 to 1820.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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