Pepys, Hartley, Etty & Stanfield -- Buckingham Street, City of Westminster, London, UK
N 51° 30.494 W 000° 07.351
30U E 699679 N 5710270
A brown plaque at 14 Buckingham street preserves the history of famous residents who lived here centuries ago
Waymark Code: WMRYMQ
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/23/2016
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Inset into the brick of a home at 14 Buckingham Street near the Victoria Embankment Gardens is a plaque that commemorates four famous residents over the centuries. The plaque was installed in 1908 by the London County Council.
The plaque reads as follows:
"In a House
formerly standing
on this site lived
SAMUEL PEPYS
1633-1703 Diarist &
ROBERT HARTLEY
Earl of Oxford
1661-1724 Statesman
And in this House lived
WILLIAM ETTY
1787-1849 Painter &
CLARKSON STANFIELD
1793-1867 Painter"