Erection date: 2003
English Heritage
Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here, 1846-1851.
SW1, Chester Square, 24
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mary Shelley
Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book. The Somers Town Mur...
Born in London, at the Polygon building in Somers Town. Parents: William Godw...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mary Shelley
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