Punk band formed in London. Members included Johnny Rotten (born John Lydon) and Sid Vicious. Managed by Malcolm McLaren. Infamous TV appearance being interviewed by Bill Grundy. In 1975 they lived at 39 New Court Hampstead. The picture shows the group near Hyde Park in 1977.
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Sex Pistols
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Sex Pistols
This gig probably came about because the band's bass player at the time, Glen...
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Crystal Palace Bowl
Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.
1 memorial
Island Records
Record company. Founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica. In 1989 it was sold to PolyGram, which was itself taken over by Universal Music Group. In the early days it ...
1 memorial
Sir George Martin CBE
Music producer. Born George Henry Martin in Highbury. He worked for the BBC's classical music department, before joining EMI as an assistant to the head of Parlophone Records, eventually becoming h...
1 memorial
Madness
Rock group. Originally formed as the 'North London Invaders'. They changed their name when Graham (Suggs) McPherson took over the lead vocals. Their chart successes include 'Our House', 'House of F...
1 memorial
Sir George Grove
Writer on music. Born at Thurlow Lodge, 74 Thurlow Terrace, Clapham. Although originally a civil engineer (he supervised the erection of the first lighthouse in Jamaica), his love of music drew him...
2 memorials
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Pete Quaife
Musician. Born Peter Alexander Greenlaw Kinnies in Tavistock, Devon. His mother became pregnant after an affair with an American serviceman. She married after the war and the whole family took her ...
1 memorial
Nora Maude
Central Secretary of the Mothers' Union in 1925. In 1926 was quoted in newspapers as opposed to divorce, supporting a MU decision to deny membership to a divorced woman.
1 memorial
Major Cecil Brown
A member of the Imperial Camel Corps for which he provided the statue in Embankment Gardens.
1 memorial
East Ham war memorial
E6, High Street South, East Ham Central Park
This is a substantial monument, often described, understandably, as a cenotaph. Designed by the architect/local politician Banks-Martin. ...
War dead | WW1
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1,844 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Elizabeth Fry
Prison reformer. Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking family. Priscilla Wakefield was her aunt. She first visited Newgate prison in 1813 and was appalled at the conditions of ...
2 memorials
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