Erection date: 1918
Thomas Gray, poet, was born in a house on this site.
"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day". {first line of 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’}
1716 - 1771
{Below the relief:}
F. W. Pomeroy, Sc. 1917
EC3, Cornhill, 39
The two plaques closest to the camera both read "39, The Union Discount Company of London plc". Grey's plaque is at the same level, further to the left.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Gray
Poet.  Born Cornhill.  Wrote ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ and the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Thomas Gray
Born London. His London work includes the 1906 Lady Justice on the dome of th...
Greater London Council John Linnell, 1792 - 1882, painter lived here. William Blake, 1757 - 1827, poet and artist, stayed here as his...
English Heritage Augustus Siebe, 1788 - 1872, pioneer of the diving helmet, lived and worked here.
London County Council Dr. Robert Willan, 1757-1812, dermatologist lived here.
In our photo of the street showing two blue plaques, the Handel building is the one on the right. The one on the left is Hendrix.
According to Hockey Gods: "Charles Colville a former Stanley aide, and family friend was instructed in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston, t...
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