What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: In this house "Christopher North" lived 1826 - 1854.
John Wilson, known by his pen name Christopher North, was a prominent Scottish essayist and editor; he is remembered for his influential literary magazine "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" and engaging personality in Victorian literature.
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