Erection date: 9/10/1985
Historic House
The London home from 1970 of Benjamin Britten, composer (1913 - 1976).
London Borough of Islington
Unveiled by Sir Peter Pears.
N1, Halliford Street, 8b
Plaque actually in Morton Road. Britten and Peter Pears had a studio here from 1970 to 1976.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Benjamin Britten - N1
Composer. Born Lowestoft on St Cecilia's Day (patron saint of music). Royal C...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Benjamin Britten - N1
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
Tenor singer. Born Farnham. Lived with Benjamin Britten, who composed for hi...
We found this photo of the plaque at Blue Plaque Places, which doesn't seem to exist anymore, so we hope they don't mind us using it. Ala...
The last line on the board suggests that this used to be on display at the front of the building. Perhaps the large empty space was used ...
Here and in neighbouring houses during the first half of the 20th century there lived several members of the Bloomsbury Group, including ...
Believed to be the first war memorial erected on a public highway. At first sight just a simple stone cross on a plinth, but the whole ba...
The close up photo was taken some months (and some graffiti) after the other photo.
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