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
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1786 - 1845, anti-slavery campaigner, lived and worked here. English Heritage
2018: Winston Churchill.org writes: "... Winston Churchill and his family lived in a smart terraced house in London’s Eccleston Square fo...
The plaque is in the pavement in front of the pillar box.
Henry Havelock Ellis, 1859 - 1939, pioneer in the scientific study of sex, lived here. Greater London Council
Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, which explains the Society's involvement in this plaque.
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