Marie Carmichael Stopes, 1880 - 1958. Writer, dramatist and poet. Publicist of the campaign for sexual education. Advocate of family planning and founder of pioneer birth control clinic. Courageous crusader for the rights of women. Lived here during her first marriage to R.R. Gates.
Erected by the Hampstead Plaque Fund
NW3, Well Walk, 14
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Marie Stopes - NW3
Husband to Marie Stopes, botanist and geneticist. Born Nova Scotia, Canada. ...
Born in Edinburgh. Scientist, writer, dramatist and poet. Publicist of the ca...
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Marie Stopes - NW3
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
We were curious as to why this Corporation of the City of London plaque differs so much from their usual blue and gold design. We contact...
The inscription on the upper plaque requires careful examination to read but it is all legible. We have found two references to these sto...
The map gives a clue as to what that 'special relationship' is all about.
July 2023: Priscila Caroline do Nascimento reported that both these plaques have gone, so we've marked them as 'lost'. We first spotted t...
Possibly the loveliest plaque in London, though it has strong competition from Sir Edward Elgar and Sophie Fedorovitch.
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