Born Shrewsbury. Music historian. Father of Fanny Burney. In 1783 he was appointed organist at Chelsea College where he lived for the rest of his life, dying there in 1814.
See Caroline's Miscellany for his memorial in St Paul's Deptford.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dr. Charles Burney
Commemorated ati
Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed
plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Charles Robert Cockerell
Architect and antiquary, Born London. Educated at Westminster. Harrow Old Schools was his first building.
2 memorials
Walter H. Godfrey
Walter Hindes Godfrey was born on 2 August 1881, the eldest of the six children of Walter Scott Godfrey (1855-1936) and Gertrude Annie Godfrey née Rendall (1855-1922). His birth was registered in t...
1 memorial
R. J. Wren
Founder and Chair of the Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust.
1 memorial
London Dungeon
Tourist attraction. It portrays various gory and macabre historical events, using a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides. Originally located in Tooley Street by London Bridge station, ...
1 memorial
Werner Robert Valentin Picht
German sociologist. An early historian of English settlements. Published 'Toynbee Hall and the English Settlement Movement' in 1913. Werner Robert Valentin Picht was born on 28 September 1887 in B...
1 memorial
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