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...
Other Subjects
Peckham Society
A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
4 memorials
National Heritage Memorial Fund
From their website: "The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set-up in 1980 to save the most outstanding parts of our heritage at risk of loss to the nation, as a memorial to those who have ...
1 memorial
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
National Maritime Museum
One of a trio of Greenwich museums, the others being the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House.
Group, Armed Forces, History, Museums / Libraries, Transport
3 memorials
Michael Ventris
Architect and decipherer of Linear B script. Â While still at school he heard about the discovery of Knossos by Arthur Evans, and about the undeciphered Linear B script on the tablets. This mystery ...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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