E. F. Benson
(1867-1940)

Died aged c. 73

Edward Frederic Benson OBE (24 July 1867 – 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.

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Commemorated on 3 plaques

E. F. Benson 1867-1940 writer lived here

25 Brompton Square, SW3 Kensington & Chelsea, London, United Kingdom where they lived

In Lamb House lived E. F. Benson from 1919 to 1940 and A. C. Benson from 1922 to 1925 brothers and writers

Lamb House, West Street, Rye, United Kingdom where they lived

This lookout was given in 1935 by E. F. Benson when Mayor of Rye. He immortalised the town as "Tilling" in his Mapp and Lucia novels

East Cliff, Rye, United Kingdom where they gave a lookout