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Sir Walter Besant

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Sir Walter Besant, Novelist, Historian of London, Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund, originator of the People's Palace and founder of the Society of Authors, this monument is erected by his grateful brethren in literature. Born 14th August 1836 = Died 9th June 1901

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  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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