Plaque

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - W1

Inscription

London County Council
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772 - 1834, poet and philosopher, lived in a house on this site, 1812 - 1813.

Site: Samuel Taylor Coleridge - W1 (1 memorial)

W1, Berners Street, 70

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge - W1

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Poet and critic. Born and brought up in Ottery St Mary, Devon. Pupil at Chris...

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge - W1

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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