Erection date: 16/3/1932
Inscription
This tablet was erected to commemorate the birthplace of George Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) novelist and man of letters.
Site: George Gissing - Wakefield birthplace (1 memorial)
WF1, Thompson's Yard
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Gissing - Wakefield birthplace
Subjects commemorated i
George Gissing
Goerge Robert Gissing. Novelist, best known for ‘New Grub Street’ about the h...
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