Poet and essayist. Born in Liverpool. A member of The Rhymers' Club.
Died in Menton, south of France.
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Richard Le Gallienne
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Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supporter of the Irish nationalist movement and advocate of women’s rights. Died 146 (now 87) Oakley Street.
1 memorial
Joanna Baillie
Poet and dramatist, born Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Moved into Bolton House with her mother and sister in 1791 and lived there until her death. Buried at nearby St John's church, Church Row.
1 memorial
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet. Living at a time of war, revolution and the Soviet regime, she was often out of favour with the powerful. Her first husband was executed by the Soviet secret police. Her son and her c...
2 memorials
John Masefield
Poet. Born Herefordshire. Orphaned early he was sent to sea, aged 13, to train as an officer and seems to have spent a lot of time reading and writing. Aged 17 he jumped ship in New York where he c...
1 memorial
Alice Meynell
Poet and journalist. Alice Thompson was born in Barnes. Her paternal grandmother was an unmarried Creole. Educated with her sister entirely by their father as they lived a peripatetic life mainl...
1 memorial
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EC1, Rosebery Square, Rosebery Avenue, 40W-51W
This portion of the building was destroyed by German bombing on the night of 27th September 1940, restored in 1948.
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