Dr Samuel Johnson, author, lived here. B. 1709. D. 1784.
{In the border, interleaved with the links of a chain, are the letters of:}
Erected by the Society of Arts
EC4, Gough Square, 17, Dr Johnson's House
The house is a museum, open to the public and contains many pictures of Johnson and his friends. The Barber plaque is on the railings below the Johnson one.
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Samuel Johnson's house
Essayist, biographer, lexicographer and speaker of quotes. Born Lichfield, St...
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Samuel Johnson's house
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
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Samuel Johnson's house
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