1762 Died 1851

Joanna Baillie

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.

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Joanna Baillie, poet and dramatist, born 1762, died 1851, lived in this house...

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Person, Poetry, Russia

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Andrew Marvell

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Menna Elfyn

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Anna Laetitia Barbauld

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Person, Literature, Poetry

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John Masefield

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Franta Belsky

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Henry Watts Wilkinson Goudge

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Person, Politics & Administration

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Surrey Docks

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Place, Commerce, Transport

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