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Sign: London - Horizon magazine’s editorial


Address:
Selwyn House, Lansdowne Terrace, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1DJ, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
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Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
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On the sign:
MARCHMONT ASSOCIATION

George Orwell
1903-1950

Sir Stephen SPENDER
1909-1995

wrote for Cyril Connolly’s
Horizon Magazine
based here
1940-1948

University of London
Photography:
2020
Yael Gairola
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Horizon Magazine - A magazine reviewing literature and art issues was published in London from 1939-1950 under the leadership of editor Cyril Connolly.
Among the magazine’s participants were George Orwell (who was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, and wrote, among others, 1984, The Animal Farm and more), Stephen Spender (a poet focused on the class war).

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