In 1793 the author of Memoires D'Outre-Tombe,
Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, lived as an émigré in a garret close to this site and began his literary career. He returned in 1822 as French Ambassador when he resided in Portland Place.
W1, Paddington Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chateaubriand
Born Saint-Malo, Brittany. Died Paris. Went to America in 1791, returned t...
Greater London Council Sir John Lavery, 1856 - 1941, painter, lived here 1899 - 1940.
Henry Hall, 1898 - 1989, dance band director and impresario pioneer of BBC popular music (1924 - 1964) lived here 1959 - 1981. City of We...
Commemorating the centenary of cinema 1996. Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), film and theatre director, critic and writer, ‘This sporting L...
True to form Gracie sang to the workman as part of the job. Photos at The Official Gracie Fields.
Sir William Nicholson, 1872 - 1949, painter and printmaker, lived here 1904 - 1906. English Heritage
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