Erection date: 25/9/2014
Jackie Free, British jazz trombonist. Born in Leytonstone, lived here between 1932 - 1954
"A fine trombone man" (Louis Armstrong 1956)
Waltham Forest Heritage
E11, Pearcroft Road, 75
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jackie Free
Trombonist. Born Pearcroft Road, Leytonstone. He learnt to play in the local ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Jackie Free
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for sat...
Sutton's local list gives: "Russettings is a large house built in 1899 on a three-quarter acre plot at 25 Worcester Road. It was one of t...
plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance
June 2015:Â Stephen Cleverley reported via Facebook that this plaque has gone missing, leaving just the screw holes behind.
Her Majesty was on the first train through the tunnel on its official opening journey back in 1994.
