1945-1987, cellist, Jacqueline du Pré, lived here 1967 - 1971.
W1, Upper Montagu Street, 27
This plaque is so low on the building that we are lucky Bob spotted it. It's likely that its position indicates that Jacqueline lived in the basement flat.
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jacqueline du Pre - W1
Cellist. Born Jacqueline Mary du Pré in Oxford. Her musical training began wi...
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
This plaque is puzzling in a number of ways: Material? Date erected? Where erected? Why erected? It’s not a simple burial marker since th...
Benny Hill, 1922-1992, comedian, lived here 1960-1986, The Dead Comics Society.
Initially (ha-ha) we were puzzled by the letters at the bottom of this plaque and we are grateful to Jan Eskildsen who, via Facebook, has...
The four plaques are located as follows: To the left of the entrance - 1937 foundation,To the right of the entrance - opened 1940 (can be...
Bernard Friedrich Eckstein was the son of Friedrich Gustav Jonathan Eckstein who became wealthy through gold mining activities in South Africa. Bernard lived at his father’s home in Park Lane, Lond...
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
Edvard Grieg, 1843 - 1907, Norwegian composer, stayed here when performing in London. English Heritage
"Farewell great heart" is a quote from Henry IV Part I; Prince Hal says the line when he thinks his friend Falstaff has been killed in ba...
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