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