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A. E. Housman blue plaque
A. E. Housman · Poet
Inscription
“A. E. Housman 1859-1936 poet and scholar wrote “A Shropshire Lad” while living here”
Details
1859-1936
Life dates
Byron Cottage, 17 North Road, Highgate, N6 Haringey
N6
Erected 1969
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, Greater London Council
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Byron Cottage, 17 North Road, Highgate, N6 Haringey
N6
51.572300, -0.149900
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