In a house on this site Doctor Samuel Johnson lived between 1765 - 1776.
The Corporation of the City of London
He lived on this site prior to moving to the famous Samuel Johnson's House in Gough Square.
EC4, Johnson's Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
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Dr Samuel Johnson - Johnson's Court
Essayist, biographer, lexicographer and speaker of quotes. Born Lichfield, St...
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Dr Samuel Johnson - Johnson's Court
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...
Greater London Council Sir Robert Walpole, 1676 - 1745, Prime Minister, and his son Horace Walpole 1717 - 1797, connoisseur and man of l...
A. M. D. G. {Ad maiorem Dei gloriam, Latin for For the greater glory of God} These gates are dedicated in loving memory of John Dennis W...
In 1672 the Duke of Buckingham sold his land north-east of where Charing Cross Station now stands, for development. It was common to name...
In the photo the memorial is partly hidden by the rubbish bin.
Jeremy Bentham Known for many years as the 'Lord Wellington' it is still frequently referred to as the 'Welly Bar' by many of the academ...
We failed to find this in Dec-Jan 2017. The plaque shows bowls of soup, bread rolls and spoons holding salt, as a reference to the Jewish...
The 18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) was formed on 1 April 1908 by the amalgamation of regiments under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. Both ...
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Frederick Arthur Cayley Robinson. Painter and book illustrator. Born Brentford, Middlesex. In 1914 moved with his wife and daughter into 1 Lansdowne House. That same year he began 10 years as a...
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