slate plaque
William Empson and Hetta Empson slate plaque
William Empson · Poet
Inscription
“Sir William Empson 1906-1984 Poet, Critic and Hetta, Lady Empson 1915-1996 Sculptor lived here 1946-1996”
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1906-84
Life dates
1 Hampstead Hill Gardens, Hampstead
NW3
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William Empson
poet, critic, and Knight Bachelor · (1906-1984)
Hetta Empson
sculptor · (1915-1996)
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