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 William Blake, the Fox Inn, Felpham, Sussex, England Posted by:  Team Sieni
N 50° 47.356 W 000° 39.158
30U E 665449 N 5629018
This plaque marks to place where the poet William Blake was arrested for sedition in 1803
Waymark Code: WMFCPE
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/29/2012
Views: 3
William Blake was a poet and painter, probably most famous for his "Songs of Innocencence and Experience". [1]
While living in Felpham Blake ejected a soldier, John Scofield, from his garden. Afterwards Scofield claimed that Blake had said "Damn the King" and had uttered seditious words. Blake stood trial but was acquitted.[2]
The plaque reads
WILLAIM BLAKE
1757-1827
Poet, Painter, Visionary
was arrested, in 1803, in this doorway after allegedly making seditious remarks to a soldier billeted at the Fox Inn.
- Wikipedia William Blake
- The Poetry Foundation William Blake
Blue Plaque managing agency: Arun District Council
Individual Recognized: William Blake
Physical Address:
The Fox Inn
Felpham, West Sussex UK
PO22 7EH
Web Address: Not listed
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