Group    From 1974 

English National Opera

Categories: Music / songs, Theatre

Originated in the opera recitals presented by Lilian Baylis at the Old Vic theatre in 1898 and then at Sadler's Wells. As Sadler's Wells Opera it moved to the London Coliseum in 1968 and became the English National Opera in 1974.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
English National Opera

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London Coliseum

London Coliseum Home of English National Opera since 1968, The London Colise...

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Morley mosaics - WBR - Lilian Baylis

Lilian Baylis, born 1874. A niece of Emma Cons, Lilian flourished as a theatr...

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Kenny Clare

Kenny Clare

Jazz drummer. Born in Leytonstone. He played with Oscar Rabin on the radio, and then for several bandleaders including Jack Parnell, Johhny Dankworth and Ted Heath. He also accompanied singers such...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Sir George Martin CBE

Sir George Martin CBE

Music producer. Born George Henry Martin in Highbury. He worked for the BBC's classical music department, before joining EMI as an assistant to the head of Parlophone Records, eventually becoming h...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
William Rodney Graham

William Rodney Graham

A Canadian artist and musician who was known professionally as Rodney Graham. He was born on 16 January 1949 in British Columbia, Canada and was educated at the University of British Columbia, Van...

Person, Music / songs, Sculpture, Canada

1 memorial
Freddy Randall

Freddy Randall

Trumpeter. Born in Clapton, East London. He led the St. Louis Four in 1939, and during the war played in a group featuring Sir John Dankworth. He also led his own Dixieland jazz group which feature...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial

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Holborn Town Hall - Army

Holborn Town Hall - Army

WC1, High Holborn, former Holborn Town Hall, 193-7

At British Military Badges we found a similar plaque on sale for £250: “Moulded ivory coloured bakelite wall plaque. Measures approx. 35 ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Royal Brunswick Theatre

Royal Brunswick Theatre

The Royal Brunswick Theatre was built on the site of a previous theatre, the Royalty Theatre (1785-1826) which had burnt down. The Royal Brunswick, designed by Stedman Whitwell, was constructed, st...

Group, Theatre

1 memorial
Henry Valentine Longley

Henry Valentine Longley

From the parish of St Peter's in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a rifleman aged 18.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Councillor Doreen Mardon
1 memorial
Watch House in Hampstead

Watch House in Hampstead

A watch house was an early form of local police station. Soon after the formation of the Hampstead police force in 1829, prisoners were kept in the Watch House at the top of Holly Walk.

Building, Law

1 memorial