Thomas Hardy, 1840 - 1928, poet and author, lived here, 1863 - 1874.
A pleasingly unofficial blue plaque - a rather emphatic layout with the letters practically breaking out the circle.
W2, Westbourne Park Villas, 16
Hardy rented a room on the top floor at the back. The authoritative  by Mark Ford give his dates here as 1863 - 7.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Hardy - W2
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Te...
Sutton's local list gives: "Russettings is a large house built in 1899 on a three-quarter acre plot at 25 Worcester Road. It was one of t...
The upper of the 2 blue plaques.
Pete Townshend of The Who unveiled the plaque, which was, we've read, the first EH plaque awarded to a pop star.
Greater London Council Baron Friedrich von Hügel, 1852 - 1925, theologian lived here, 1882 - 1903.
Sir Henry Cole lived here 1879 - 1880. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards and was largely responsible for the foundation...
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