Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Elizabeth Ann Linley, and Thomas Linley bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: Thomas Linley lived here and from this house his daughter Elizabeth eloped with Richard Brinsley Sheridan on the evening of the 18th March 1772 Recorded plaque organisation: Bath Council.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and longtime manager of the Drury Lane theatre; Elizabeth Ann Linley was a celebrated singer and his wife; Thomas Linley was a renowned composer and violinist. Their lives intersected in a famous elopement that highlighted their significant roles in 18th-century British arts and society.