Birthplace of British rock 'n roll and the popular music industry. Mickie Most started as a singing waiter here. Owen Adams provides a huge amount of information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
2i's coffee bar
Commemorated ati
Two I’s Coffee Bar
City of Westminster Site of the 2i's coffee bar (1956 - 1970), birthplace of...
Other Subjects
Immigration to Spitalfields
Spitalfields has experienced a number of waves of immigration from other countries, often driven from home due to difficult or dangerous conditions. The French Huguenots escaping religious persecut...
Black Music Congress, etc.
A number of groups related to black music history seem to have come and gone; it's difficult to disentangle them. These links were working in 2021: Black History Month, IRDUK (mentioned on the post...
Tonbridge Club
From Tony Jauncey: "Tonbridge club in Judd Street was founded after WW2 by a local vicar for the boys of King's Cross and surrounding area, to get them off the street and channel their energy into ...
Gargoyle Club
From 1928 – 1978 at 69 Dean Street. Renowned for its mirrored interiors and works of art by Matisse. Its many famous members included the Duke of Windsor, Tallulah Bankhead, Fred Astaire and Dyla...
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Brown Dog statue
SW11, Battersea Park, Woodland Walk
See our page for the original statue for a description of the Brown Dog affair. This ended when, in 1910 the original statue was removed...
Sir Horace Cutler
Leader of the Greater London Council, 1977 - 1981.
Marylebone Flyover
W2, Marylebone Road, Joe Strummer Subway
February 2011 and Westminster Council are considering closing the subway. July 2017: Thanks Richard Ruth for reporting that the Strummer...