
What is recorded here
Ulster History Circle recorded the life of Charles Lever, novelist 1806-1872, in a cottage at 22a The Promenade during 1832-1837. That small address preserves the years when a future writer lived beside the promenade before his novels carried his name across Britain. The plaque turns an ordinary house number into a marker for the making of a literary life.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles Lever 1806-1872 novelist lived in a cottage on this site 1832-1837 Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Charles Lever was an Irish novelist known for his humorous and adventurous tales; he lived in a cottage on this site from 1832 to 1837 during which he likely worked on some of his popular works.
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