
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: W. Harrison Ainsworth occupied this house from 1853-1867 and wrote the following romances: The Star Chamber; Lord Mayor of London; The Flitch of Bacon; Cardinal Pole; The Spendthrift; John Law; The Projector; Mervyn Clitheroe; The Spanish Match; Ovingdean Grange; Constable De Bourbon; Constable of the Tower; Old Court. Recorded plaque organisation: C.A.Bleckly.
William Harrison Ainsworth was a 19th-century English historical novelist known for his romantic and picturesque depictions of medieval England, significantly influencing Victorian literature with works like "The Tower of London" and "Jack Sheppard."
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