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Wimbledon Library - Shakespeare

Site: Wimbledon Library (2 memorials)

SW19, Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon Library

Shakespeare to the left, Milton to the right.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wimbledon Library - Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...

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Wimbledon Library - Shakespeare

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