Group    From 1930 

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Categories: Music / songs

Founded as a joint project between the BBC and Sir Adrian Boult. It is now the principal orchestra which plays at the Proms.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Maida Vale Studios

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Thomas Tiplady

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Jah Globe

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Heritage Foundation

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Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte DBE

Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte DBE

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Justin Hinds

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Richard Francis Burton

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Napoleon III of France

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Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

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Jeremy Mark Carrington

Jeremy Mark Carrington

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1 memorial