John Ruskin

Plaque

John Ruskin - SE24

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Erection date: 1925

Inscription

John Ruskin, (1819-1900), lived in a house on this site.
L.C.C. 1925

This plaque, on a small plinth in the front garden, was erected in 1925.

Site: John Ruskin - SE24 (1 memorial)

SE24, Herne Hill, 26

Ruskin lived here 1823-71. In 1909 a plaque was erected on the house. But the house was subsequently demolished and the plaque lost.

The nearby Ruskin Park, named for him, opened in 1907.

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

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Author, poet, artist and art critic. Born at 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Squa...

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