Amelia Edwards Blue Plaque

The blue plaque at nineteen Wharton Street marks the early home of Amelia Edwards, a woman who fundamentally reshaped the study of ancient history. While she is celebrated today as the founding mother of British Egyptology, her early years in this house were defined by her pursuit of a career as a writer and journalist. She mastered several languages and displayed a keen intellect that eventually carried her far beyond the literary circles of London. This specific building remains a rare, surviving connection to her formative period before her later transformation into a pioneering archaeological campaigner.