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George Bernard Shaw black plaque
George Bernard Shaw · Playwright
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“George Bernard Shaw lived in this house from 1887-1898 'from the coffers of his genius he enriched the world'”
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1856-1950
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29 Fitzroy Square
W1T
Erected 1951
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, St Pancras Borough Council
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