Erection date: 14/1/2022
Inscription
John Blanke, fl. 1507 - 1512, trumpeter of African origin, employed in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII at a Tudor palace on this site.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Trinity Laban
The John Blanke Project
'fl' stands for 'floruit' (Latin) which means 'he or she flourished', and denotes the period during which a person was alive.
Site: Trinity Laban Conservatoire (4 memorials)
SE10, College Way, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music
The three plaques are in a locked room which the staff kindly opened for us. See a photo taken at the unveiling of the Blanke plaque.
Wikimedia have a 1922 photo showing the WW1 memorial in the entrance hall of the college when it was in Mandeville Place, W1.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
