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

Sun Yat-Sen

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2026

1. Sun Yat-Sen Marker

Inscription.
Sun Yat-Sen 1866-1925
Father of the Chinese Republic
Lived in a house on this site while a political exile from his country

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 51° 31.135′ N, 0° 6.855′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Holborn. It is on Warwick Court, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Warwick Court, Camden, England WC1R 5DJ, 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: WWI Bomb Damage (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chancery Building (about 180 meters away); Oliver Cromwell’s Body (about 180 meters away); Royal Fusiliers Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Benjamin Disraeli (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Zeppelin Bomb Damage (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rosetti, Morris, and Burne-Jones (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Charles Dickens (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . Sun Yat-Sen (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925), a.k.a. Sun Zhongshan, Sun Wen, was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman who founded the Republic of China (ROC) and the Kuomintang (KMT). Sun is credited with leading the 1911 Revolution and overthrowing the Qing dynasty. He served as the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912) and as the inaugural premier of the Kuomintang.

Exile in London: While in exile in London in 1896, Sun raised money for his revolutionary party and to support uprisings in China. While the events leading up to it are unclear, Sun Yat-sen was detained at the Chinese Legation in London, where the Chinese secret service planned to smuggle him back to China to execute him for his revolutionary actions. He was released after 12
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2026

2. Sun Yat-Sen Marker - wide view, as seen through the school gates
days by the efforts of James Cantlie, The Globe, The Times, and the Foreign Office, which left Sun a hero in the United Kingdom. James Cantlie, Sun's former teacher at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, maintained a lifelong friendship with Sun and later wrote an early biography of him[53] Sun wrote a book in 1897 about his detention, "Kidnapped in London."

(Submitted on April 25, 2026.)

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Sun Yat-Sen Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2026

3. Sun Yat-Sen Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.