Playwright and poet. Born Yorkshire, died at the home of his friend, Edward Porter, in Surrey Street.
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William Congreve
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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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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poet and Jesuit priest. Born 87 The Grove, Stratford, of Welsh ancestry. 1852 the family moved to Hampstead and GMH attended Highgate School where he flourished. At Oxford University he converted ...
Ted Hughes
Born 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1984.
Thomas Hardy
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Born Upper Bockhampton, Dorset. Before turning to writing full-t...
Lord Alfred Douglas
Journalist and poet. Son of the Marquess of Queensbury and lover of Oscar Wilde. Known as Bosie (a nickname given to him by his mother as a derivation of 'boysie'). After Wilde's release from priso...
Vivian Forbes
Painter and poet. Born London. Served in the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. Had a close relationship with Glyn Philpot and on Philpot's death, Forbes committed suicide, the day after the funeral. The pi...