George Frideric Handel, 1685 - 1759, composer, lived in this house from 1723 and died here.
English Heritage
W1, Brook Street, 25
In our photo of the street showing two blue plaques, the Handel building is the one on the right. The one on the left is Hendrix.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Handel
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Handel
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Handel
On this site there used to be a sister to Hotel Russell, also designed by Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolished in the 196...
Her Majesty the Queen opened Leicester Square on 4th June 1992. Westminster City Council: Councillor David Weeks - Leader of the Council
The 1802 stone has clearly been saved from the ruin, and the 1952 plaque modelled on it. Nicely done. The close-up picture was taken fr...
Rosalind Franklin, 1920-1958, pioneer of the study of molecular structures including DNA, lived here, 1951-1958. English Heritage
LCC Sir Julius Benedict (1804 - 1885), musical composer, lived and died here.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Mayor of Wandsworth 1994. From our Picture source, 2015: "one of the borough's longest serving councillors, has been awarded an MBE".
Cartoonist. Born Melville Calman at 64 Linthorpe Road, Stamford Hill. After trying unsuccessfully to work for Punch Magazine, he supplied pocket cartoons for the Daily Express, but left because he ...
Our picture shows the plaque before erection with Christopher Elsom, Pitch and Mouser. In 1975 they lived in no 60. Christopher writes:...
This plaque is larger than the others and probably gives the names of the dignatory who carried out the unveiling duties, the rector, the...
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