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William WORDSWORTH
1770-1850
9 North Parade
Two years before he succeeded Southey as Poet Laureate, Wordsworth visited Bath, and on 29th April, 1841, the Chronicle briefly announced his presence in the city: 'The distinguished poet Wordsworth is at present residing in Bath, where we understand he will remain until the middle of June'.
There is a bronze tablet on the wall of 9 North Parade, commemorating the poet's visit. It is, it seems, misplaced; at the head of a letter he wrote to a friend during his stay, his address is clearly stated as 12 North Paradewhich leaves little doubt about the identity of the house. Wordsworth visited Walter Savage Landor at 35 St James's Square while he was in Bath; and towards the end of his visit he attended the wedding of his only daughter, Dora, to Mr Edward Quillinan at St James's Church. This church was gutted by fire in 1942, during the 'Baedeker' air raids on Bath, and was subsequently demolished to make room for the erection of Woolworth's store in Stall Street.
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