Giuseppe Mazzini Blue Plaque

Giuseppe Mazzini, the fiery Italian revolutionary and prophet of Italian unification, arrived in London in 1837 as a political exile with almost no money in his pockets. He eventually took up residence at what is now 183 North Gower Street, a house that served as his base of operations while he masterminded the liberation of his homeland from foreign rule. During his time here, he lived in such strained financial circumstances that he often spent his days cloistered in his rooms, orchestrating a complex network of revolutionaries across Europe and South America through a relentless stream of correspondence. The house, marked by a blue plaque, remains a silent witness to the years this visionary spent planning the birth of a unified Italy from the heart of a London terrace.