Charles Lamb was born in the chambers which formerly stood here, 10 February 1775.
"Cheerful Crown Office Row (place of my kindly engendure). . . A man would give something to have been born in such places."
An information map/board gives us "Charles Lamb was born in 2 Crown Office Row in 1775."
EC4, Crown Office Row
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Lamb - EC4
Born at 2 Crown Office Row, Inner Temple. Studied at Christ's Hospital where ...
In memory of Don Cook & the rent battles of 1959 - 1964.
Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969 - 2010, fashion designer, lived here from 2001 - 2005. London Borough of Islington Islington People's Plaque
The flower on the plaque looks to us like a chrysanthemum but we don't know if it has any special significance.
The inscription is on the pier to the right. The one on the left is blank. See also gate piers - south.
This plaque (complete with a misspelling) replaces the English Heritage original which was erected on the previous house on this site, th...
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