Inscription
LCC
Sydney Smith, 1771 - 1845, author and wit, lived here.
Site: Sydney Smith (1 memorial)
WC1, Doughty Street, 14
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sydney Smith
Subjects commemorated i
Reverend Sydney Smith
Wit, for example "I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a m...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sydney Smith
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London County Council
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