This article is about the writer. For the politician, see
Francis M. Sheppard.
Francis Henry Wollaston Sheppard (10 September 1921 – 22 January 2018) was a historian of London and
topographical writer who was responsible for many of the volumes in the Survey of London.[1] He was described by
Andrew Saint as "London's greatest topographical writer since
John Stow".[2]