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
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Benjamin Britten - N1
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