John Christopher Smith, Handel's friend and secretary, 1712 - 1763, lived and died here.
The dates on the plaque confuse Smith (1712 - 1795) with his father, Johann Christoph Schmidt (1683–1762/3), also confusingly later known as John Christopher Smith.
W1, Carlisle Street, 6
SPAB provides an interesting history of this house and the area.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Christopher Smith
Composer. Born Ansbach, Germany. Following his father he arrived in London in...
That last phrase "Pray for his soul..." is surely a quotation but we can't source it.
Queen's College, founded 1848. This college is an Independent Day School for girls aged 11-18 and was the first academic institution for...
Corbin Memorial Hall The Rev. John Corbin was pastor of Park Chapel, Crouch End from its commencement in 1856 to 1871. This stone is la...
Herbert Gribble, 1847 - 1894, architect of the Oratory Church, lived here between 1880 - 82.
The plaques are either side of the entrance in Tufton Street. A large decorative panel on the Great Peter Street corner reads: The Mary S...
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