Site of the home of James Barry, 1741 - 1806, Irish artist and creator of the murals at the Royal Society of Arts.
City of Westminster
W1, Eastcastle Street, 36
At the time of Barry's residence, the thoroughfare was known as Castle Street East.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
James Barry - 2nd plaque
Painted by the artist James Barry for and still in the Royal Society of Arts....
Painter. Born in Water Lane, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. He studied in Italy an...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
James Barry - 2nd plaque
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
We have numbered these 17 plaques, anti-clockwise, starting from the plaque for the whole crew which faces the water. Oddly, the last two...
This carved memorial shows 3 drowning men reaching up to the cross from the waves/shroud on which is inscribed the text. It was erected 2...
It is thought that Shakespeare lived in Norton Folgate, close to here.
St George the Martyr's Mission Hall and working men’s club is behind number 49 Great Ormond Street, accessed via Barbon Close. The "St.GM...
The "plaque" is actually a very dull modern notice inside the arcade so for our close-up picture we've focussed on the classical entrance...
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