City of Westminster
Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871) mathematician & pioneer of the modern computer, lived in a house on this site, 1829 - 1871.
St. Marylebone Society
This is where Babbage died.
W1, Dorset Street, 1
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Babbage - W1
Mathematician and pioneer of the modern computer. Probably born in Crosby Row...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Babbage - W1
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
We can't explain the quotation marks on the inscription and think they are probably not significant.
City of Westminster Leo Bonn (1850 - 1929) founded what is now the Royal National Institute for Deaf People in this building, 9th June 1...
London County Council William Pitt the younger, 1759 - 1806, lived here, 1803 - 1804.
The names are listed on two panels either side of the door but that to the right, east, is too weather-worn to be legible. We were gratef...
This close-up photo comes from the London Transport Museum Collection. From that photo we'd guess that the plaque has about 10 - 15 names...
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