Lord Byron, widely regarded as one of the greatest British poets was born here 22 January 1788 "Always laugh when you can. It is a cheap medicine"
This is the site of first recorded 'blue plaque', erected by the (Royal) Society of Arts at 24 Holles Street in1867 and lost when the building was demolished in 1889. The earliest existing official plaque is for Napoleon III
Holles Street, London
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