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Al Purchase

Categories: Music / songs

Busker. Our picture shows him at London Zoo, 1953.

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Al Purchase

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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Royal Philharmonic Society

Royal Philharmonic Society

Created as the Philharmonic Society of London, it had an orchestra which initially performed in the 'old' Argyll Rooms in Regent Street, and continued in the replacement building until that was des...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini

Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist who also wrote a famous autobiography and poetry.

Person, Art, Craft / Design, Literature, Music / songs, Poetry, Sculpture, Italy

2 memorials
Bernard Schmidt

Bernard Schmidt

Organ builder. Born Germany. Came to England in about 1660. Known as Father Smith.

Person, Craft / Design, Music / songs, Germany

1 memorial
Devon Barrant Russell

Devon Barrant Russell

Known professionally as Devon Russell, he was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer who recorded between the 1960s and the 1990s, both as a solo artist and as a member of The ...

Person, Music / songs, Jamaica

1 memorial
Dr. Charles Burney

Dr. Charles Burney

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 Miscel...

Person, History, Music / songs

2 memorials