Plaque

Cecil Sharp

Photograph by: London Remembers

Photograph by: London Remembers

Erection date: 1985

Inscription

Cecil Sharp, 1859 - 1924, collector of English folk songs and dances, lived here.

Site: Cecil Sharp and Westfield College (2 memorials)

NW3, Maresfield Gardens, 6 and 4

This pair of semi-detached houses was built in 1881 and immediately put to use as Westfield College. Number 6, to the left with the Westfield plaque, sometime between 2000 and 2013, was remodelled as a family home. The Sharp plaque is on number 4, which, in 2013, was undergoing similar building works.

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Cecil Sharp

Collector of English folk-songs and dances. Born Denmark Hill. Spent 1882 - 9...

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Greater London Council

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

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Westfield College

In these two houses on 2nd October 1882 Westfield College opened its doors fo...

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