Other

Kirsty MacColl

Erection date: 2001

Inscription

Kirsty MacColl, 1959 - 2000,
"One day I'll be waiting there, no empty bench in Soho Square"

{Carved into the front of the seat:}
City of Westminster

Site: Kirsty MacColl (1 memorial)

W1, Soho Square, southern section of the garden

MacColl's 1993 "Titanic Days" album contains the track "Soho Square", set in the winter. Wikipedia says: "Every year on the Sunday nearest to MacColl's birthday, 10 October, fans from all over the world hold a gathering at the bench to pay tribute to her and sing her songs." Photos and video of the 2019 gathering.

Thanks to our colleague Jamie Davis who told us about this bench.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Kirsty MacColl

Subjects commemorated i

Kirsty MacColl

Singer-songwriter. Born Mayday Hospital, Thornton Heath, daughter of Ewan. Ki...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Kirsty MacColl

Created by i

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

See other memorials in the area

Nearby Memorials

Hanbury Hall - tiled plaque

E1, Hanbury Street, 22, Hanbury Community Centre

These 20 Delft tiles are decorated with scenes and symbols important in Huguenot history, such as early church buildings in the area and ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

General Post Office capital

E17, Vestry Road, Vestry House Museum

185cm high x 160cm wide x 160cm deep and over 5 tons.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Margaret Roper - Woolwich Town Hall

SE18, Wellington Street, Greenwich Town Hall

In 1906 this building replaced the previous, also purpose-built, 1842 Woolwich town hall which still survives, nearby, on the corner of C...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

View on map

Dulwich Village stocks

SE21, Calton Avenue

From East Dulwich Forum we learn that: the stone was originally attached to a now lost village lock-up: the original site was actually ne...

1 subject commemorated

View on map

Verdun oak bench

TW9, Kew Gardens, Temple of Arethusa

{On the side nearest the water, carved into the front of the seat:} This bench was made using timber from the Verdun oak (1919 - 2003). T...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

View on map