John Christopher Smith, Handel's friend and secretary, 1712 - 1763, lived and died here.
The dates on the plaque confuse Smith (1712 - 1795) with his father, Johann Christoph Schmidt (1683–1762/3), also confusingly later known as John Christopher Smith.
W1, Carlisle Street, 6
SPAB provides an interesting history of this house and the area.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Christopher Smith
Composer. Born Ansbach, Germany. Following his father he arrived in London in...
Joseph.Mallord.William.Turner. landscape.painter. B.1775. D.1851. lived.&.worked.in.this.house.
Olive Schreiner, 1855 - 1920, author, lived here. London County Council
Charles McCall, DAEdin, ROI, NEAC, 1907-1989, artist, lived and died here.
We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are puzzled by the reference to "coffin-shaped beds". Flowerbeds, ...
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall carried out the first ringing of the bell.
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