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...
Thomas Woolner RA, sculptor and poet, lived here, 1860 - 1892.
The poem is part of ‘Riddles’, R.F.C. by John Drinkwater, 1918.
Sir Henry unveiled his own plaque.
The library is the northern building, pools to the south. The Library plaque is below the bay window. The Baths plaque is on the white s...
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
Manufacturer with premises in Nottingham and a warehouse and offices in London. Father of Samuel Morley. Our Picture Source gives much information about his life and confirms that he was born in ...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them