Erection date: 9/10/1985
Historic House
The London home from 1970 of Benjamin Britten, composer (1913 - 1976).
London Borough of Islington
Unveiled by Sir Peter Pears.
N1, Halliford Street, 8b
Plaque actually in Morton Road. Britten and Peter Pears had a studio here from 1970 to 1976.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Benjamin Britten - N1
Composer. Born Lowestoft on St Cecilia's Day (patron saint of music). Royal C...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Benjamin Britten - N1
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
Tenor singer. Born Farnham. Lived with Benjamin Britten, who composed for hi...
The flower on the plaque looks to us like a chrysanthemum but we don't know if it has any special significance.
The Tea Trade at St Katharine Docks This plaque commemorates 335 years of the tea industry in the City of London, which in its heyday co...
The gateway piers bear the inscriptions 'London County Council' on the left and 'East Hill Estate' on the right. The blue plaque on the ...
London County Council Sir Leslie Stephen, 1832-1904, scholar and writer lived here.
Designed by the Swiss modernist architect Jacques Schader, this is quite a modest building, and for its date, a pleasant addition to the ...
