Plaque

Robert Louis Stevenson

Inscription

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894, author, lived here.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund.

Site: Robert Louis Stevenson (1 memorial)

NW3, Mount Vernon, Abernethy House

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Born Edinburgh's New Town. Never a well man, he tried living in various place...

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...

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