What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Gwen Raverat (nee Darwin) 1885-1957 Artist, illustrator, wood engraver and author of 'Period Piece': A Cambridge Childhood. Born and died here at Newnham Grange, the Darwin family home, now part of Darwin College Recorded plaque organisation: Cambridge City Council.
Gwen Raverat, granddaughter of Charles Darwin, was a notable artist, illustrator, and author remembered for her vivid depiction of late Victorian and Edwardian life in "Period Piece": A Cambridge Childhood.
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