Ridgmount Gardens is a street in

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, London, that runs from Torrington Place in the north to

Chenies Street Chenies Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, that runs between Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street. It is the location of a number of notable buildings such as Minerva House, the Drill Hall (now RADA Studios), and a memorial to The Rang ...

in the south. It runs parallel with Huntley Street and Gower Street and is continued by Ridgmount Place in the south. On the western side of the street is the Ridgmount Gardens mansion block, on the eastern side is a long narrow garden which backs on to the gardens of the houses of Gower Street. The Ridgmount Gardens

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was built in the 1890s and includes 149 flats. The freehold of the properties is owned and managed by the

Bedford Estate The Bedford Estate is an estate in central London owned by the Russell family, which holds the peerage title of Duke of Bedford. The estate was originally based in Covent Garden, then stretched to include Bloomsbury in 1669.About
Ridgmount Gardens, WC1. Hurford Salvi Carr. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

Inhabitants

The poet and playwright

George Egerton Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright (born Mary Elizabeth Annie Dunne; 14 December 1859 – 12 August 1945), better known by her pen name George Egerton (pronounced Edg'er-ton), was a writer of short stories, novels, plays and translations, noted for ...

(Mrs Golding Bright) (1859–1945) lived at number 59.Williams, George G. Assisted by Marian and Geoffrey Williams. (1973) ''Guide to Literary London''. London:

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, p. 134. Novelist and dramatist

Joseph Hatton Joseph Paul Christopher Hatton (3 February 1837 – 31 July 1907) was an English novelist and journalist. He was editor of many English publications including ''The Sunday Times'' from 1874 to 1881 and then served as a correspondent for several ...

(1837-1907) lived at number 87. Reggae musician

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...

(1945–1981) lived at 34 Ridgmount Gardens in 1972 and a

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marks the spot. On Christmas Eve 1961,

Hylda Baker Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom ' ...

(4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was hit by a passing car that mounted the pavement in London's Charing Cross Road, not far from her then home at 97 Ridgmount Gardens.Notable London Abodes
Hylda Baker
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References

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