Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover, soon to become George I of Great Britain. Moved to London in 1712. A governor of the Foundling Hospital. Moved into Brook Street in 1723. Here he wrote many works including the Messiah, gained great celebrity and died.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Frideric Handel
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Handel - lost
Seeing a plaque in this 1970s photo of Brook Street at Spitalfields LIfe we i...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Other Subjects
Joe Meek
Record producer, e.g. 'Have I the right'. Born Robert George Meek in Newent Gloucestershire, where there is a plaque. First truly independent record producer. 'Telstar' for The Tornados was the f...
1 memorial
Saifullah Zaman
Disc jockey and music producer. Known as 'Sam' or by his stage and group's name 'State of Bengal'. Born in Karachi, he moved to Britain in the 1970s. In 1987, he set up his group after a visit to B...
1 memorial
The Fridge
Former nightclub. It claimed to have been the first British club to have such innovations as video screens and a chill out lounge, and was at the heart of the 1980s New Romantic movement. After it...
1 memorial
Michael William Balfe
Musical composer. Born Dublin (in a street which is now named after him). Wrote English-language operas the most successful being 'The Bohemian Girl'. In 1864 moved from Seymour Street to Hertfords...
1 memorial
Queen
Rock group. Lead singer was Freddie Mercury. The band, including Freddie and Brian May, played their first public performance under the name Queen at Imperial College, though Wikipedia says: "On 2...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Kilburn head - 2 - Handel
NW6, Kilburn High Road, 70-72 Traid
We've numbered these heads left to right and identified them ourselves. Do let us know if you think otherwise. The building is very plain...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
William Grainger Wilson
William Grainger Wilson, 1919 - 2013 Grainger Wilson lived at the Hackney Almshouses for Disabled Soldiers & Sailors for 27 years, much of this time as Chairman of the Disabled Soldiers & S...
1 memorial
Polish Heritage Society
Exists to remember, record and propagate among the wider British public the contribution of Poles to our shared, common cultural and historical heritage within the United Kingdom.
4 memorials
Eric and Stella Newton
WC1, Cumberland Gardens, 3
Somewhere we read about this house where the "surname is recorded in a rebus in the tiling of the front step". On our first visit, 2008, ...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
St George's Hospital - 1
SW1, Hyde Park Corner, The Lanesborough Hotel
There is no indication as to who erected the plaque, but the fulsome description of the Lanesborough Hotel, suggests that they might have...
5 subjects commemorated
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