Born Shrewsbury. Music historian. Father of Fanny Burney. In 1783 he was appointed organist at Chelsea College where he lived for the rest of his life, dying there in 1814.
See Caroline's Miscellany for his memorial in St Paul's Deptford.
Born Shrewsbury. Music historian. Father of Fanny Burney. In 1783 he was appointed organist at Chelsea College where he lived for the rest of his life, dying there in 1814.
See Caroline's Miscellany for his memorial in St Paul's Deptford.
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Dr. Charles Burney
plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Medical adviser to City Companies, with an interest in history, particularly John Wilkes. Cope promoted the erection of the statue.
Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 1919, all that the web can supply for him is quotations. You might have better luck. We published this plaque in 2009 and...
From the website: The Highgate Society was founded in 1966 by local people who had successfully fought Government plans to route heavy traffic through the heart of Highgate. The Highgate Society’s r...
One of a list of 26 researchers involved in researching Hester Leggatt's background.
Edward Ernest Grimwade was born on 16 December 1885 in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, the third of the four children of Sidney Richard Grimwade (1854-1934) and Minnie Ellen Grimwade née Thompson (18...
Classical horn-player. Born London into a family of horn-players. Killed aged 36 when the sports car he was driving crashed in Hatfield, on the way back to London from an engagement in Edinburgh.
In 1476 the Tallow Chandlers bought what was probably a merchant’s house on Dowgate Hill and used that as their Hall. The Hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt 1671-3. Damaged ...
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