Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 writer and poet was a pupil at the Manor House School (1817-20), which stood on this site 172 Stoke Newington Church Street, Hackney, London 4 Jun 2011 by London Borough of Hackney on 04 June 2011 Colour: brown Wikimedia: Flickr: How to add yours MrsEds on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Daderot on Wikimedia Commons CC-PD-Mark Clay Larsen on Flickr EDGAR ALLAN POE Born 1809, Died 1849 American romancer, poet & critic Was a pupil At th... Site of Poe's death. This structure, now the east building of Church Hospital, was erec... Daderot on Wikimedia Commons CC0 Smash the Iron Cage on Wikimedia Commons To the memory of Edgar Allan Poe who spent his last days in this house.