Jane Taylor and Ann Taylor brown plaque

This brown commemorative plaque records: In these houses lived Jane & Ann Taylor authors of "Original Poems for Infant Minds" etc. 1796-1811. Recorded plaque organisation: Corporation of Colchester.

Jane and Ann Taylor were sisters and children's authors who gained prominence in the early 19th century; they are best remembered for their work "Original Poems for Infant Minds," which was one of the first books to present moral lessons through poetry aimed specifically at young children.