Plaque

University of Westminster - Pink Floyd

Erection date: 28/5/2015

Inscription

Pink Floyd
Between 1962 - 1966, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic where they formed the band.
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Site: University of Westminster (4 memorials)

W1, Regent Street, 309, University of Westminster

Formerly The (Regent Street) Polytechnic. The plaque for the first cinema is inside the hall and is not normally accessible except when the hall is in use. The other two plaques are on the Regent Street facade. The University's Archive Services have produced a number of useful research guides for their different sites and facilities.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
University of Westminster - Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd

Rock group. Founded by students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Ric...

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Regent Street Polytechnic

Initially known as the Young Men's Christian Institute this was founded by Qu...

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Nick Mason

Musician and composer. Drummer with Pink Floyd and the only constant member o...

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Roger Waters

Musician. Co-founder of the Pink Floyd rock group. Initially he was the group...

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Richard Wright

Musician. One of the founders of the Pink Floyd group.

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The Crown Estate

Some of these plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which was (2024 ...

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George Cayley

George Cayley

George Cayley, engineer & inventor, established on this site The Royal Po...

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Quintin Hogg at the Poly

Quintin Hogg at the Poly

Quintin Hogg, educator & Christian benefactor, expanded his work by found...

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Regent Street - first cinema in Britain

Regent Street - first cinema in Britain

The Lumières' friend, Felicien Trewey, a French music hall entertainer alread...

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