91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

J. M. Barrie - W2

Erection date: 1961

Inscription

Sir James Barrie, 1860 - 1937, novelist and dramatist, lived here.
London County Council

Barrie and his wife Mary Ansell lived at Gloucester Road, 1895 - 1904, when they moved here, where they stayed until their divorce in 1909. we've read that they moved from their Gloucester Road house to another house in Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, in 1901.

Site: J. M. Barrie - W2 (1 memorial)

W2, Bayswater Road, 100, Leinster Corner

May 2015: The house is for sale for £7million and has photos of the inside, and says: "Leinster Corner was built in 1820 as half of one of four pairs of semi-detached, double fronted villas, and is part of the only surviving pair. J. M. Barrie ... penned Peter Pan there in 1904."

2016: written by Louisa Young who grew up in this house.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
J. M. Barrie - W2

Subjects commemorated i

Sir J. M. Barrie

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

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
J. M. Barrie - W2

Created by i

London County Council

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

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

SW3, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middle Court

For more information about this plaque see the page for its WW1 names. The 1941 bomb fell on the east wing of the Hospital. This was the...

War dead, Civilian war dead | WW2
21 subjects commemorated
Composed upon Westminster Bridge

Composed upon Westminster Bridge

SW1, Westminster Bridge

W. Somerset Maugham's novel Of Human Bondage (P654-5) contains a lovely description of daybreak seem from Westminster Bridge c.1898 which...

2 subjects commemorated
Enid Blyton - Dulwich

Enid Blyton - Dulwich

SE22, Lordship Lane, 354

This plaque is located at the site of Blyton's birthplace, presumably the house that was here before this interwar arcade went up.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Norwood Junction subway - Clifford Road

Norwood Junction subway - Clifford Road

SE25, Clifford Road, Norwood Junction Station

In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the pale blue street sign. There is an identical plaque at the other end of the subway.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Worcester House

Worcester House

EC4, Riverside Walkway, Fruiterers Passage

The plaque doesn't mention Fruiterers Passage but we believe the unveiling of the plaque coincided with the Passage being opened by the L...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator