English Heritage
Jane Francesca, Lady Wilde, "Speranza", 1821 - 1896, poet and essayist, lived here, 1887 - 1896.
SW3, Oakley Street, 87
The house was numbered 146 at the time of her death.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lady Wilde
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supp...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lady Wilde
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...
Built as a hospital and old people’s home. The facade is in the style of an early 18th century house but it was built 1912-13, by Castell...
There are 3 plaques, all on the north face of this building, to the right of the entrance shown in the photograph.
The 50th plaque is on the corner of the building. The centenary plaque is in the porch, where there is also a splendid highly polished e...
Greater London Council Hilaire Belloc, 1870-1953, poet, essayist and historian, lived here, 1900-1905.
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