Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Crystal Palace Bowl
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Bob Marley and the Wailers - SE19
The plaque has the Ethiopian/pan-African/Rastafari tri-colours around the edg...
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Albert Barff
Head of the choir school at St Pauls. When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...
1 memorial
Charles Wesley
Born Epworth, Lincolnshire. Renowned Hymn writer. 21 May 1738 experienced his conversion (3 days before his brother's) at John Bray’s home where he was seriously ill in bed. Buried at the old paris...
8 memorials
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 ...
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D'Oyly Carte family
Richard D'Oyly Carte founded the business. Married Helen. Their son Rupert inherited the business and passed it on to his daughter, Bridget.
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José Collins
Actress and singer. Born Josephine Charlotte Collins or Cooney in Whitechapel. She started her career as a child performer and went on to perform on stage and in films in Britain and America. Her g...
1 memorial
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Sir Ralph Turner
Professor of Indian languages. Born Charlton, London. Officer in the 3rd Gurkha Rifles. Won Military Cross in Palestine. Died at home, Bishop's Stortford.
1 memorial
Bakerloo Line
London Underground line running from Elephant and Castle to Harrow and Wealdstone. It was originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. Londonist have a good succinct history of this ...
4 memorials
Old Slaughters Coffee House
At 74 - 75 St Martin's Lane. Mentioned in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair".
1 memorial
Australian air crew lost over Europe in WW2
On the monument as "5397 Australian air crew lost in action over Europe during the Second World War 1939 - 1945".
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David Alfred Griffin
Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899. From the 2018 'Structures, Experiences and Discourses’: The Middlesex Military Service Tribunals and their Appellants, 1916-1918. Peter John Harris: ...
1 memorial
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