Sir George Grove, writer on music, 1820 - 1900, lived in a house on this site 1860 - 1900.
Borough of Lewisham
SE26, Sydenham Road, 208
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir George Grove - Sydenham Road
Writer on music. Born at Thurlow Lodge, 74 Thurlow Terrace, Clapham. Although...
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Sir George Grove - Sydenham Road
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Bor...
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
LCC Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 1792 - 1878, twice Prime Minister, lived here.
Tagore rented the house for about 3 weeks or a few months (depending on source) on one of him many visits to Britain.
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
This building housed the offices of Charles Dickens' magazine 'All the Year Round' and his private apartments, 1859 - 1870.
