Johann Strauss 1st, 1804 to 1849, father of the Waltz dynasty and composer of the 'Radetzky March' lodged here (formerly Hotel du Commerce) on his first visit to England in April 1838.
Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain, July 1989
WC2, Leicester Street, 1
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Johann Strauss
Founder of the Strauss dynasty of Viennese light music composers. He compose...
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Johann Strauss
Charming plaque but the history is baloney, according to Gillian Tyndall in her book 'The House by the Thames and the People who Lived Th...
Mazzini arrived in this house in 1840 when the address was 9 George Street.
2017: The building is behind scaffolding and the, very 60s, front is being reclad. Let's hope the plaque survives.
Caroline's Miscellany visited this amazing building at Open House 2011 and has some great photos of the inside.
Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we take as a prompt to provide a link to the great Stretcher Rail...
