George Orwell plaque

This commemorative plaque records: George Orwell 1903-1950 The writer George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903, received national acclaim for the books he wrote between 1920 and 1950 describing living conditions in Britain and abroad. He is known to have stayed nearby in Darlington Street and Warrington Lane in February, 1936, and afterwards published his well known book "The Road To Wigan Pier"

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a influential British writer renowned for his novels "1984" and "Animal Farm," which critiqued totalitarianism and have become seminal works in political fiction.