Originally founded as the BBC Theatre Orchestra. It is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale symphony one.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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BBC Concert Orchestra
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Golders Green Hippodrome
Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green home of the BBC Concert Orchestra, 1969 - 2...
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Sir Malcolm Sargent
Conductor, nick-named "Flash Harry" in recognition of his dapper appearance and flamboyant style.
1 memorial
Angus (Drummie Zeb) Gaye
Drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer and founding member of the pioneering British reggae group Aswad. Guardian obituary.
1 memorial
'Father' Henry Willis
Organ builder. Born north-west London. His first London workshop was in Foundling Terrace, Gray's Inn Road. Then when he got the commission to build the large organ for the Great Exhibition he move...
1 memorial
Jodie White
The 'ie' spelling of Jodie/Jody does seem to be consistently used by women. But really we are not certain that this photo shows the Jodie White referenced on the plaque.
1 memorial
Amy Winehouse
Singer and songwriter. Born Amy Jade Winehouse in Southgate, she began writing music in her teens, and became a singer with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000. Her debut album 'Frank', was r...
1 memorial
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Anthony Newley
E5, Oswald Street, Mandeville Community School
This 1913 map shows that Oswald Street used to extend down to Rushmore Street. That southern section, where, according to the plaque, New...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Victoria Station - war memorial - east
SW1, Victoria Station
The names are grouped by department: General Office, Coaching Department, Good Department, Engineers Department, Outdoor Locomotive Depar...
War dead | WW1
561 subjects commemorated
561 subjects commemorated
Stratford Langthorne Abbey
A Cistercian monastery. Also called St Mary's or West Ham Abbey, one of the largest Cistercian abbeys in England, it existed until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Although the ruins were pillag...
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
James Lind
Born Edinburgh. Specialised in medical treatment for the navy and in treating scurvy.Not to be confused with another Scots medical John Lind, born 20 years later.
1 memorial
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