Plaque

Crawdaddy Club

Inscription

Formerly the Station Hotel, home to the original Crawdaddy Club where on Sun 24th Feb 1963 the Rolling Stones 'kicked off' their career.
The Beatles first met them here on Sun 14th Apr 1963.
WWW.MusicHeritage.London
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The website address on the plaque is defunct.

Site: Crawdaddy Club (1 memorial)

TW9, Parkshot, One Kew Road Restaurant

This building is the rear extension of the Station Hotel, now occupied by One Kew Road Restaurant.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Crawdaddy Club

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The Beatles and the Rolling Stones first met at the Crawdaddy Club on Sunday...

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George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.

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