Plaque

Richard D'Oyly Carte - NW5

Erection date: 14/12/2010

Inscription

English Heritage
Richard D'Oyly Carte, 1844-1901, opera impresario and hotelier lived here, 1860-1870.

Plaque unveiled by Mike Leigh director of the 1999 film Topsy-Turvy.

Site: Richard D'Oyly Carte - NW5 (1 memorial)

NW5, Dartmouth Park Road, 2

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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:
Richard D'Oyly Carte - NW5

Subjects commemorated i

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Theatre impresario. Born Greek Street. Suggested that Sullivan should work on...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Richard D'Oyly Carte - NW5

Created by i

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

King's Cross fire - names

King's Cross fire - names

N1, Euston Road, King's Cross tube station

Below ground, at the north end of the tunnel under the Euston Road.

32 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Jim Connell

Jim Connell

SE23, Stondon Park, 22a

Jim Connell, 1852 - 1929, Irish, socialist and author of 'The Red Flag' lived here, 1915 - 1929. Lewisham The Labour Party

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
A. J. Cronin

A. J. Cronin

W11, Westbourne Grove, 152

A. J. Cronin, 1896 - 1981, Scottish novelist and General Practitioner, practised in this house, 1926 - 1930. Royal College of General Pra...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Cy Grant

Cy Grant

N6, Jackson's Lane, 54

Cy Grant, 1919 - 2010, activist,writer,musician, pioneering actor and WWII RAF navigator, lived here 1962 - 2010. Nubian Jak Community Tr...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Chiswick National School

Chiswick National School

W4, Sutton Court Road

The text suggests that the stone came from the original 1812 building but the style does not look old enough. Despite the layout, the ent...

1 subject commemorated

Previously viewed

Bishop George L. Craven

Bishop George L. Craven

Born Staffordshire as George Laurence Craven. Catholic Hierarchy lists his various titles.

Person, Religion

1 memorial