brown plaque
Rowland Hill brown plaque
Rowland Hill · Postal Reformer
Inscription
“Sir Rowland Hill KCB, originator of the Penny Post, lived here in 1849-1879. Born 1795. Died 1879.”
Details
1795-1879
Life dates
Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, Camden, NW3
NW3
Erected 1892
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, Royal Society Of Arts
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Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, Camden, NW3
NW3
51.554000, -0.165890
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