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Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Horizon Magazine

 
 
Horizon Magazine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
1. Horizon Magazine Marker
Inscription.
George
Orwell
1903-1950
Sir Stephen
Spender
1909-1995
wrote for Cyril Connolly's
Horizon
Magazine

based here
1940-1948

 
Erected 2015 by Marchmont Association, University of London.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the UK, England, London, Marchmont Association Plaques series list.
 
Location. 51° 31.411′ N, 0° 7.25′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Lansdowne Terrace and Guilford Street, on the left when traveling north on Lansdowne Terrace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Lansdowne Terrace, Camden, England WC1N 1AS, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sir James Matthew Barrie (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Brunswick Square Gardens (about 120 meters away); Wing Commander Yeo-Thomas (about 180 meters away); Thomas Coram (about 180 meters away); The Bloomsbury Group (about 180 meters away); John Howard (about 180 meters
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away); Hilda Doolittle (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The White Conduit (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
 
Regarding Horizon Magazine. Note that this plaque refers to the London-based magazine published from 1940 to 1950 - there have been a number of other publications with this same title.
 
Also see . . .  Horizon: Review of Literature and Art (The Open University). "Founded and edited by Cyril Connolly, with financial backing from Peter Watson (who was also its art editor), Horizon was a London-based magazine which published short fiction, essays on literature and art, and book reviews by an impressive range of contributors including W. H. Auden, George Orwell, E. M. Forster and Stephen Spender, who was also the magazine’s uncredited associate editor in its early years...." (Submitted on November 19, 2017.) 
 
Additional keywords. Blue Plaque
 
Horizon Magazine Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
2. Horizon Magazine Marker - Wide View
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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