George Frideric Handel, 1685 - 1759, composer, lived in this house from 1723 and died here.
English Heritage
W1, Brook Street, 25
In our photo of the street showing two blue plaques, the Handel building is the one on the right. The one on the left is Hendrix.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Handel
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Handel
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Handel
L.C.C. James Anthony Froude. (1818-1894), historian and man of letters lived here.
Plaque unveiled by Roger Draper, Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association.
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Established in 1866 this Building Society was closed down in 1984 by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for what were then considered unsafe business practices. From This Is Money: "The New Cross ...
In the middle of the morning rush hour four bombs went off on three tube trains, at 8.50am and a bus, at 9.47am. 52 people died. Plaques commemorating the victims have been placed at each of the b...
