Samuel Taylor Coleridge blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on 21st October 1771 in the Old School House which once stood on this site. John, his father, was the Master of the adjacent Grammar School. Both buildings were demolished in 1884. Recorded plaque organisation: Ottery St Mary Heritage Society.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a prominent English poet, literary critic, and philosopher, best known for his poems "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," "Kubla Khan," and "Christabel"; he is historically important as one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England.