Song by David Bowie. It was first released as a single, and became the title of his second studio album. The song is about Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.
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David Bowie - Former Trident Studios
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Zi...
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Anne Shelton
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1 memorial
Grand Order of Water Rats
Show business charity with headquarters at The Water Rats Public House in the Gray's Inn Road.
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Pete Quaife
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1 memorial
Mark Knopfler
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1 memorial
Lorna Luft
Daughter of Judy Garland by her third husband, Sidney Luft. She has worked in show business and published a memoir.
1 memorial
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Staple Inn
WC2, High Holborn
The building was also restored after WW2 damage. There can't be much of the original left.
2 subjects commemorated
War dead, WW1
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