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
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Lady Wilde
Born Dublin. Mother of Oscar Wilde. Poet under the pseudonym ‘Speranza’. Supp...
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Lady Wilde
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door. Erected in 1905, Carnegi...
James D. Watson, DNA scientist, lived here, 1983 - 1992. The Heritage Foundation
English Heritage Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here, 1846-1851.
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{In a circle around the edge of the image:} Roman warehouse uncovered 20 yards south of here. Dated 100 AD. Recovered 1988. Preserved.
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