John Keats, poet, lived in this house. B: 1795. D: 1821.
{Almost hidden in the decorative border:}
Erected by the Society of Arts
NW3, Keats Grove, Keats House
Here he wrote "Ode to a nightingale" after falling in love with a neighbour's daughter, Fanny Brawne. on a visit here from Spitalfields Life.
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John Keats - NW3
Born 24 Moorfields Pavement Row, Finsbury. This was the Swan and Hoop pub, wh...
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John Keats - NW3
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...
We believe that the crown and the 'B' are indicative of the Bedford Estates and that the date commemorates the royal silver wedding as we...
Capt Frederick Marryat, 1792 - 1848, novelist, was educated at 'Holmwood' on this site. London Borough of Enfield
The plaque marks the address where Normanton lived as a junior barrister in the early part of her legal career. It was nominated by Dough...
The Jewish calendar has a different start year (hence the "5425 - 1665") 3,760 years ahead of the more common, Gregorian, calendar.
This plaque is on one of the much distressed pillars at the foot of the steps.
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