Kate Greenaway, 1846 - 1901, artist and illustrator of children's books, was born at 1 Cavendish Street which stood near this site.
London Borough of Hackney
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says she was born at number 21, not 1 as on the plaque.
N1, Cavendish Street, Sylvia Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
Illustrator of children's books and poet. Born 21 Cavendish Street N1 (now en...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Kate Greenaway - Sylvia Court N1
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