John Keats, poet, lived in this house. B: 1795. D: 1821.
{Almost hidden in the decorative border:}
Erected by the Society of Arts
NW3, Keats Grove, Keats House
Here he wrote "Ode to a nightingale" after falling in love with a neighbour's daughter, Fanny Brawne. Nice post on a visit here from Spitalfields Life.
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John Keats - NW3
Born 24 Moorfields Pavement Row, Finsbury. This was the Swan and Hoop pub, wh...
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John Keats - NW3
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
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