Marylebone in City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
H.G. Wells
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 28, 2026
1. H.G. Wells Marker
H.G. Wells
Author
1866-1946
lived and worked here
1930-1936
Erected by H.G. Wells Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 51° 31.35′ N, 0° 9.449′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Marylebone. It is on Baker Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 188 Baker Street, City of Westminster, England NW1 5JY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arnold Bennett (here, next to this marker); Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzman (within shouting distance of this marker); Eric Coates (within shouting distance of this marker); Special Operations Executive - Norwegian Section (within shouting distance of this marker); George Nissel (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); William Pitt the Younger (about 120 meters away); 221B Baker Street (about 150 meters away); Bentley Motor Cars (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
Also see . . . H.G. Wells (Wikipedia).
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular(Submitted on March 4, 2026.)science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
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In addition to his fame as a writer, he was prominent in his lifetime as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on a global scale. As a futurist, he wrote a number of utopian works and foresaw the advent of aircraft, tanks, space travel, nuclear weapons, satellite television and something resembling the World Wide Web. His science fiction imagined time travel, alien invasion, invisibility, and biological engineering before these subjects were common in the genre. Brian Aldiss referred to Wells as the "Shakespeare of science fiction", while Charles Fort called him a "wild talent".
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 28, 2026
2. H.G. Wells Marker - wide view
The marker for H.G. Wells is visible here to the right of the doorway, while that for Arnold Bennett is to the left of the doorway.
Photographed by Illustrated London News, October 2, 1897
3. H.G. Wells
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 30 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
