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 ...
Despite the dates on it this plaque looks to us to be quite a modern creation. The story of Morley's financial support for the Old Vic an...
Royal Society of Chemistry National Historic Chemical Landmark Former site of the Royal College of Chemistry (1845 - 1872) The College...
This plaque was originally erected in 1902 at 3G but Watts incorrectly gave the date of the tragedy as 1885 instead of 1895, so when the ...
The plaque is just visible in our photo, on the dark wall, to the left of the corner, just below the leaves.
The plaque doesn't let on exactly what was erected in 1882. The stone is on a column supporting Abbey Road, on a bridge across the railwa...
