Composer and keyboard player. Born Oxford. Died Canterbury.
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Orlando Gibbons
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Hoxton Hall
Built 1863 as Mortimer's Music hall. 1866 MacDonald took it over but in 1871 following complaints it lost its performance licence. Bought in 1879 by rich Quaker philanthropist William Isaac Palmer...
Building, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Religion, Theatre
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...
Amy Winehouse
Singer and songwriter. Born Amy Jade Winehouse in Southgate, she began writing music in her teens, and became a singer with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000. Her debut album 'Frank', was r...
Crystal Palace Bowl
Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.
George Alexander Macfarren
Composer. Born 24 Villiers Street, Strand. Composed orchestral, choral and operatic works. Died at home, 7 Hamilton Terrace. The small 'f' seems to be correct.
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New River Path Canonbury gardens
N1, Canonbury Grove / New River Path
The plaque and tree are to the right of this dumpy little round brick house which was built in the 1820's as a watchman's hut; his job be...
Lewisham Borough Council
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.
Carrie Reichardt
Artist active in 2020 with a number of long-running projects, and involved in a number of campaigns. She is a long-time campaigner against the death penalty and communicated with Herman Wallace for...
Edgar Allan Poe
Author and poet. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, he added Allan to his name in honour of the family who took him in after his father absconded and his mother died. Lived in London from 18...
Brentford Monument
TW8, High Street Brentford, County Court
Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford Local Board members and Councillors. That page contains a l...
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