Belgravia in City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 27, 2026

1. Alfred, Lord Tennyson Marker

Inscription.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1809-1892
Poet
lived here in 1880 and 1881

Erected 1994 by English Heritage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 51° 29.901′ N, 0° 9.025′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Belgravia. It is at the intersection of Upper Belgrave Street and Eaton Place, on the left when traveling south on Upper Belgrave Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Upper Belgrave Street, City of Westminster, England SW1X 8BD, 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: Felix Mendelssohn (here, next to this marker); Walter Bagehot (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Henry Gray (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Field Marshal Viscount Gort (about 120 meters away); Simon Bolivar (about 150 meters away); Robert, Lord Boothby (about 150 meters away); Belgian Volunteers (about 180 meters away); Augustus Pitt-Rivers (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

Also see . . . Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign.…

A number of phrases from Tennyson's work have become commonplace in the English language, including "Nature, red in tooth and claw" ("In Memoriam A.H.H."), "'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all", "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die", "My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure", "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield", "Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers", and "The old order changeth, yielding place to new". He is the ninth most frequently quoted
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 27, 2026

2. Alfred, Lord Tennyson Marker - wide view
writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

(Submitted on April 7, 2026.)

Additional keywords. blue plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.