Plaque

J.M. Barrie - WC1

Erection date: 30/11/2015

Inscription

Sir James Matthew Barrie, Bart. OM, 1860 - 1937, novelist, dramatist and creator of 'Peter Pan', lived in a house on this site, 1885 - 1888.
Marchmont Association

Site: J.M. Barrie - WC1 (1 memorial)

WC1, Grenville Street, 8, Downing Court

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8 Grenville Street

The Marchmont Association thoroughly research their plaques and they found so...

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Peter Pan

The character first appeared in print in Barrie's 1902 novel 'The Little Whit...

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Sir J. M. Barrie

Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbu...

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Marchmont Association

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