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Plaque

Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.

Erection date: 1950

Inscription

Robert Adam, Thomas Hood, John Galsworthy, Sir James Barrie and other eminent artists and writers lived here.
London County Council

Site: Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc. (1 memorial)

WC2, Robert Street, 3

2021: The basement of this listed building now houses the Aire Ancient Baths, a spa described by the as containing "... a series of candle-lit pools under brick arches in the manner of a Roman cistern, patches of peeling plaster and clusters of salt-glazed pots, the odd pair of columns and terracotta urns. The sound of what I suspect is a pan flute gently pipes through the speakers (even underwater)."

3 Robert Street is now a . Robert Adam moved to No.3 in 1778. Barrie lived at number 3 from his divorce in 1909 until his death in 1937.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.

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Robert Adam

Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buri...

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Sir J. M. Barrie

Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbu...

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John Galsworthy

Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literatu...

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Thomas Hood

Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London. Example: "Ben...

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Adelphi Terrace

The Adam brothers built a very large development including a run of houses wi...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Adam, Hood, Galsworthy, Barrie, etc.

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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