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Plaque

(relocated) Lord Byron - P3, non standard plaque

Erection date: 1960

Inscription

Lord Byron was born here 1788.

This unusual plaque was removed in 2012 when P4 was erected. We hope it's stored in a John Lewis history archive somewhere.

Site: Lord Byron (4 memorials)

W1, Holles Street, John Lewis

In the world of plaques this is an important site since the first ever official plaque (our P1) was placed by the (Royal) Society of Arts on a house here. Just a shame that it was lost and that replacing it has proved so troublesome.

Over the years there have been 4 Byron memorials here, which we have imaginatively labelled: P1, P2, P3, P4.

We thank Steve Roffey for the research on which these pages are based. Prime sources: , .

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Byron - P3, non standard plaque

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Lord Byron

Born Holles Street, baptised at St Marylebone church in the same year. Spent ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Byron - P3, non standard plaque

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Tom Painter

Active 1951-60, at least. Source: Mapping Sculpture.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lord Byron - P3, non standard plaque

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Lord Byron - P1, first blue plaque

Lord Byron - P1, first blue plaque

Byron was born in Holles Street.  House number 24 was the location for the fi...

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Lord Byron - P2, first John Lewis plaque

Lord Byron - P2, first John Lewis plaque

In 1900 the shop John Lewis erected a new memorial on their building consisti...

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Lord Byron - P4, Westminster plaque

Lord Byron - P4, Westminster plaque

Unveiled on National Poetry Day by JLP MD Simon Fowler and Westminster Mayor ...

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