What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe poet who died in this house, February 20, 1737 Erected by the Frome Society for Local Study on the occasion of the tricentenary of her birth September 11, 1974 Recorded plaque organisation: Frome Society for Local Study.
Elizabeth Singer Rowe was a prominent English poet and translator of the early 18th century, known for her piety and moral writings which were widely read and influential in religious circles.
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