TottenhamPriscilla Wakefield lived on Tottenham Green near Tottenham High Cross. During her lifetime Tottenham was a semi-rural upper middle class area with farms, nurseries and smallholdings dotted across the landscape.
London Friends
Anna Laetitia Barbauld Referred to as Mrs. Barbauld in the literature of the period, the largely home-schooled daughter of a schoolmaster came from a prominent liberal family and moved in distinguished circles throughout her life. The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life. Amelia Opie Ipswich Friends Mrs Reeve Mrs Cobbold |
Luke HowardLuke Howard, 'Namer of Clouds', moved to the other side of Tottenham Green shortly before Priscilla left London, however he attended the Tottenham Quaker meeting house for some before moving to the area.
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BG WindusBenjamin Godfrey Windus, one of the painter JMW Turner’s great patrons, lived on Tottenham Green but he was too young to be a collector while Priscilla lived in Tottenham.
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The Hobson
The Hobsons were a Quaker family who lived in Markfield House. They enjoyed music and dance much to the concern of the Tottenham Meeting House.
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