Thomas Hardy, 1840 - 1928, poet and author, lived here, 1863 - 1874.
A pleasingly unofficial blue plaque - a rather emphatic layout with the letters practically breaking out the circle.
W2, Westbourne Park Villas, 16
Hardy rented a room on the top floor at the back. The authoritative Thomas Hardy: Half a Londoner” by Mark Ford give his dates here as 1863 - 7.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Hardy - W2
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Te...
English Heritage Charles Eamer Kempe, 1837 - 1907, stained glass artist lived and worked here.
As the close-up picture shows, this corner boasts three plaques: a Mercers' maiden (see the Mercers' Company), an award from the 'Brick D...
We are indebted to Rosemary Jeffreys for the translation from the Latin. The business about "the south part being his own" is partly expl...
This plaque was unveiled in the centenary year of Olave's birth.
Plaque unveiled by the Prince of Wales accompanied by the Mountbattens' daughters.
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