Poet and dramatist, born Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Moved into Bolton House with her mother and sister in 1791 and lived there until her death. Buried at nearby St John's church, Church Row.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Joanna Baillie
Commemorated ati
Joanna Baillie
Joanna Baillie, poet and dramatist, born 1762, died 1851, lived in this house...
Other Subjects
Radclyffe Hall
Novelist and poet. Born as Marguerite Radclyffe Hall in Bournemouth into a wealthy family. From 1917 until her death Hall lived with Una Troubridge but had a number of affairs with other women. T...
Lemn Sissay
Poet. Born near Wigan of Ethiopean parentage. Appointed MBE in 2010. Own website.
Francis Turner Palgrave
Poet & critic. Born Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Wrote hymns and compiled the "Golden Treasury of English Lyrics (1861)".Lived in Hampstead at one time (see our Samuel Sanders Teulon page). Died K...
Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset
Poet and politician. Probably born in Essex. Lived in Bow Street. Died at Bath.
Previously viewed
George Seferis
Greek Ambassador 1957 - 62. Poet and Nobel laureate (literature, 1963). Born Smyrna. Died Athens.
Emlyn Williams
Welsh dramatist and actor. Born Flintshire, North Wales. Died at home, Flat 3, 123 Dovehouse Street.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them