Plaque

H. G. Wells - Hanover Terrace

Inscription

Greater London Council
H. G. Wells, 1866 - 1946, writer, lived and died here.

Site: H. G. Wells - Hanover Terrace (1 memorial)

NW1, Hanover Terrace, 13

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H. G. Wells - Hanover Terrace

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H. G. Wells

Born Bromley, Kent. Wrote "The Time Machine", "The War of the Worlds", "The H...

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H. G. Wells - Hanover Terrace

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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