Sculptor and poet. Born Hadleigh Suffolk. Early member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Emigrated to Australia 1852-3 for economic reasons. Buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Hendon.
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John Hunter, Leicester Square
John Hunter, 13 February 1728 - 16 October 1793, pioneer anatomist and surgeo...
Palmerston statue
{On the front of the plinth and repeated on the back:} Viscount Palmerston {...
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Theodore Watts-Dunton
Writer and poet. Born at St Ives in the former county of Huntingdonshire as Walter Theodore Watts. He later added his mother's maiden surname. He had a particular interest in gypsy lore and publish...
1 memorial
William Congreve
Playwright and poet. Born Yorkshire, died at the home of his friend, Edward Porter, in Surrey Street.
1 memorial
Phillis Wheatley
American writer who was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Her name can also be given as Phillis Wheatley Peters or Phyllis or Wheatly. Born in West Africa, she was s...
1 memorial
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poet. Born at Field Place, near Horsham in Sussex. Had a habit of eloping with and then marrying 16 or 17 year olds: first Harriet Westbrook. When she, pregnant, drowned herself in the Serpentine P...
6 memorials
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.
1 memorial
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Ruth Stacey
Killed in the Dulwich Library air raid aged 28. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this lady: Ruth M Cooke was born on 18 December 1910 and was the daughter of a Mr and Mrs Cooke who...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Steven Hunter
Sculptor. Educated at Southwark College of Art and Design. He has produced many sculptures for films and television programmes.
1 memorial
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