Erection date: 2/5/1996
Henry Hall, 1898 - 1989, dance band director and impresario pioneer of BBC popular music (1924 - 1964) lived here 1959 - 1981.
City of Westminster
W9, Randolph Mews, 8
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Henry Hall - W9
Bandleader. Born in Peckham, he studied at Trinity College of Music. In 1932 ...
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Henry Hall - W9
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