What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Leech (1817-1864) who in 1843-48 illustrated the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens lived here as a medical student from 1833 Recorded plaque organisation: Crawley Arts Council.
John Leech was a British cartoonist and illustrator renowned for his work with Punch magazine and his illustrations for Charles Dickens' Christmas books, significantly contributing to Victorian visual culture.
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