| Date | 1 May 1996 |
|---|---|
| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | WESOC |
| Location | Bachelors Acre, Windsor, SL4 1EU — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0003 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | Charles Knight |
| Born: | 15 Mar 1791 |
| Place: | Windsor |
| Died: | 9 Mar 1873 |
| Profession: | Publisher and Journalist |
| Educated: | School of Dr Nicholas in Ealing followed by apprenticeship with father. |
| Sponsor: | Windsor & Eton Society |
| Unveiled: | 1 May 1996 |
| Location: | Bachelors Acre, Windsor, SL4 1EU The plaque is in the northernmost area of Bachelors Acre, against the rear brick wall. |
| Famous for: | Founder and original editor of The Windsor and Eton Express. Journalist and philanthropist. |
| Windlesora: | ‘Charles Knight‘ in Windlesora 10 ‘Charles Knight of Windsor‘ by David Hedges in Windlesora 06 ‘Charles Knight: Father and Son‘ ‘The Windsor, Slough and Eton Express newspaper files‘ by Brigitte Mitchell |
| Notes: |
Images
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
Charles Knight, by Antoine Claudet,1860s; NPG x76467 © National Portrait Gallery, London; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.