24 August 2012

Charles Lamb: London #4


This memorial stands in Giltspur Street, EC1.
 
'TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF
CHARLES LAMB'
 
'PERHAPS THE MOST LOVED NAME
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE WHO
WAS A BLUECOAT BOY HERE FOR
7 YEARS
B. 1775                           D. 1834'
 
'THIS MEMORIAL WAS MOVED HERE IN
DECEMBER 1962
FROM CHRISTCHURCH GREYFRIARS IN
NEWGATE STREET
WHICH STANDS BESIDE THE FORMER SITE OF
CHARLES LAMB'S SCHOOL CHRIST'S HOSPITAL'


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