Person    | Male  Born 1659  Died 21/11/1695

Henry Purcell

Categories: Music / songs

Organist and composer. Born St Anne's Lane, Westminster. Died at home in Marsham Street.

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Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell statue

The form of the statue is similar to that of the 'Green Man' carvings in chur...

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Royal Philharmonic Society

Royal Philharmonic Society

Created as the Philharmonic Society of London, it had an orchestra which initially performed in the 'old' Argyll Rooms in Regent Street, and continued in the replacement building until that was des...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
James Edmeston

James Edmeston

Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.

Person, Architecture, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial
James Dooley

James Dooley

Successful pop career in a family band, the Dooleys, in the 70s & 80s.  

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Ian Stuart

Ian Stuart

Musician, leading skinhead, far right-wing fund-raiser.  Born Ian Stuart Donaldson in Lancashire. Singer of white power rock band Skrewdriver and co-founder of Blood and Honour, a very successful n...

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Musician and singer-songwriter. Born as Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. With his backing group The Crickets, he achieved considerable pop chart success with songs such as 'That'll be the D...

Person, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial