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...
The Trafalgar Way at Canada House The first official despatches with news of the victory, and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord N...
St Mary Magdalene was built in 1814 as a chapel of ease to Islington Parish Church, the parish having grown from the mid C18th onwards, a...
Our photo is taken from the east. In the background you can see the inside of the retained arched stone entrance to The Colonnade from G...
On our visit the sun was so strong and at such an angle that it rendered the plaque illegible if photographed square on.
Our picture shows the north-east corner of the Yard. The cyclist is in front of the two benches. The plaque is carved on the panel on the...
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