Inscription
Tobias Matthay, 1858 - 1945, teacher and pianist, lived here.
Greater London Council
Site: Tobias Matthay (1 memorial)
NW3, Arkwright Road, 21
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Tobias Matthay
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Tobias Matthay
Teacher and pianist. Born Clapham. 1903 he published "The Act of Touch" a b...
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Tobias Matthay
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Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
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