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Sign: LONDON - A memorial plaque to Sir Walter Besant


Address:
Waterloo Bridge, London SE1 9PX, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Other
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
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On the sign:
SIR WALTER BESANT

NOVELIST
HISTORIAN OF LONDON
SECRETART OF THE PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND
ORIGINATOR OF THE PEOPLE’S PALACE
AND
FOUNDER OF THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS

THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
BY
HIS GRATEFUL BRETHREN IN LITERATURE

BORN 14TH AUGUST 1836 - DIED 9TH JUNE 1901
Photography:
2019
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The plaque on the Thames Embankment near the Waterloo Bridge is dedicated to Sir Walter Besant - Novelist and historian

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