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John Fielding, Bow Street, London, Henry Fielding, Grinling Gibbons, and 1 other
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John Fielding, Bow Street, London, Henry Fielding, Grinling Gibbons, and 1 other

John Fielding · Magistrate

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Inscription

“Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable men, among whom were Henry Fielding (novelist), Sir John Fielding (magistrate), Grinling Gibbons (woodcarver), Charles Macklin (actor), John Radcliffe (physician), Charles Sackville Earl of Dorset (poet), William Wycherley (dramatist)”

Details

1721-80

Life dates

19-20 Bow Street, Westminster, WC2

WC2E

Erected 1929

administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, London County Council

Organisation

People & Places Honored

  • John Fielding

    magistrate, Knight Bachelor, son of Edmund Fielding, and founder of the Bow Street Runners · (1721-1780)

  • Bow Street, London

    street · (1637-present)

  • Henry Fielding

    novelist, son of Edmund Fielding, husband of Charlotte Cradock, author of Tom Jones, son of Sarah Gould, and founder of the Bow Street Runners · (1707-1754)

  • Grinling Gibbons

    woodcarver · (1648-1721)

  • Charles Macklin

    actor · (1690-1797)

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