George Henry Lewes is somewhere next door.
However, I'm kicking myself for not being aware of the 142 Strand address that was so important in her development as a writer, influential critic, and cosmopolitan person. My classes abroad were on the Strand, and I walked the length of this street nearly every day. I've read that its view looked out over the Thames and Somerset House. Sounds like my campus building.
Had King's College London torn down this historic address to build the 1970s windowless monstrosity in which I attended class (left)? [ok, I say windowless because my classes were in three levels of basement space]
Apparently not. The building is no longer there, but according to googlemaps streetview, the space would've been between what is now Gregg's (a breakfast/lunch place whose food I avoided based on appearance) and an office building.
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