Plaque

Henry Willis

Inscription

Greater London Council
'Father' Henry Willis, 1821 - 1901, organ builder, lived here.

Site: Henry Willis (1 memorial)

NW1, Rochester Terrace, 9

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Henry Willis

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'Father' Henry Willis

Organ builder. Born north-west London. His first London workshop was in Found...

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Henry Willis

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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