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

House of John Keats

 
 
House of John Keats Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 18, 2013
1. House of John Keats Marker
Inscription.
John Keats,
poet,

lived in this house.

B: 1795.
D: 1821.


 
Erected 1896 by Royal Society of Arts.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
 
Location. 51° 33.337′ N, 0° 10.08′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is on Keats Grove, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden, England NW3 2RR, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is in 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 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Orwell House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Toll Gate House (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); St Joseph's Church Gate (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Dylan Thomas (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Invention of Stereo Sound Reproduction, 1931 (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Captain Simmon Latutin (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Dr Joseph H. Hertz CH (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); John William Waterhouse (approx. 3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
 
Regarding House of John Keats. According to a poster by the front gate, John Keats lived in this house from 1818 to 1820. He wrote some of his best-loved poetry here, including
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“Ode to a Nightingale.”
 
Also see . . .  BBC biographical sketch. (Submitted on August 26, 2013, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts.)
 
House from the Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 18, 2013
2. House from the Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2013, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2013, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 27, 2026