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Plaque

Kenneth Grahame

Erection date: 1959

Inscription

Kenneth Grahame, 1859 - 1932, author of 'The Wind in the Willows" lived here, 1901 - 8.
London County Council 

Site: Kenneth Grahame (1 memorial)

W8, Phillimore Place, 16

This street was called Durham Villas in Grahame's time. This was his London home when his son was born and while "The Wind in the Willows" was being written, though the family spent a lot of time at their other home in Cookham Dene.

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Kenneth Grahame

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The Wind in the Willows

Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wro...

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Kenneth Grahame

Author. Born Edinbugh. Aged 5 lost his mother and was brought up in England b...

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Kenneth Grahame

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London County Council

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

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