Tomb Of Sir Walter Besant In St Johns Churchyard Extension

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TQ2685NW CHURCH ROW 798-1/26/252 Tomb of Sir Walter Besant in St 14/05/74 John's Churchyard Extension (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH ROW Grave of Sir Walter Besant (St John's Graveyard))

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Headstone with grave slab. c1901. Granite headstone, stone slab. Pointed arch headstone inscribed to the memory of Walter Besant and his wife and quotation from Leigh Hunt, "Write as one who loves his fellow-men"; plain grave slab with battered kerbing. HISTORICAL NOTE: Sir Walter Besant was a novelist, antiquarian, social reformer and long resident in Hampstead. His socially-conscious novels prompted the establishment of the People's Palace in Mile End; he also wrote a 10 volume survey of London.

Listing NGR: TQ2623285717