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This stone commemorative plaque records: In a house near this site was born Robert Southey 1774-1843. Poet Laureate 1813. Recorded plaque organisation: City and County of Bristol.
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Robert Southey, a prominent Romantic poet and the Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843, is remembered for his poetry, prose, and collaborations with other major figures of the era such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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