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...
This plaque was erected between 2015 and 2018. We think this coincided with the planting of a tree (just outside our photo, to the right)...
In our photo the plaque can be seen on the first floor, above the taxi.
Sir George Grove, 1820 - 1900, promoter of musical knowledge, lived here. English Heritage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the fire this plaque was unveiled, on one of those temporary easel things (looks like a flip-board stand ...
This plaque was removed when the house on which it was erected was demolished. A new plaque has been erected on the new house. We'd guess...
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