Person    | Male  Born 18/10/1800  Died 27/3/1886

Sir Henry Taylor

Born Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Poet, playwright and public servant. He went to sea as a young man, but after finding it did not agree with his health, took up a position in the Treasury. He later joined the Colonial Service, dealing with the West Indies at the time of the abolition of slavery.
He was friends with many literary figures of his time, including Southey and Wordsworth. His writings included poetry and several historical dramas. Died Bournemouth, Dorset.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Henry Taylor

Creations i

Rossetti fountain

Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...

Read More

Other Subjects

Constantine Cavafy

Constantine Cavafy

Poet. Known as Constantine Peter Cavafy and as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis. Born Egypt to Greek parents. On the death of his father in 1870 the family settled in Liverpool for a time,...

Person, Poetry, Egypt, Greece

1 memorial
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Born in Dublin as Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde. 'Importance of Being Earnest', 'Picture of Dorian Gray', etc. A flamboyant aesthete, he may have been Grossmith's model for the character Bunt...

Person, Gender Issues, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Theatre, France, Ireland

7 memorials
Gavin Ewart

Gavin Ewart

Poet. Born 25 Norfolk Crescent. First published aged 17. Died at a hospice in Clapham.

Person, Poetry

1 memorial
Sir Kingsley Amis

Sir Kingsley Amis

Novelist and poet. Born Kingsley William Amis in Norbury. His many novels include 'Lucky Jim', 'Take a Girl Like You' and 'The Old Devils'. He also wrote six volumes of poetry, and works of non-fic...

Person, Literature, Poetry

1 memorial
Menna Elfyn

Menna Elfyn

Poet and writer in Welsh.

Person, Poetry, Wales

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Apollo Inn

Apollo Inn

Was on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Torrington Place. Designed by Fitzroy Doll.

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial