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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dr. Charles Burney
Commemorated ati
Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed
plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Other Subjects
Redesign and re-opening of Memorial Park at Guy's Hospital
Re-designed in 1992. The arch was moved in 1994.
2 memorials
Valerie Carter
Moved to Forty Hill in 1959. President of the Enfield Preservation Society, 1997 - her death. With a background in journalism and publishing she wrote/edited/assisted with a number of Enfield publi...
2 memorials
1 memorial
1 memorial
Crystal Palace Foundation
Dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace.
3 memorials
Previously viewed
all those injured and affected by the Docklands bomb
Two were killed and 39 people were injured by the Canary Wharf IRA bomb.
1 memorial
Lieutenant Edward Ernest Grimwade
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...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
King George II
Born Hanover, Germany, died Kensington, Palace, London. Reigned: 1727 - 1760. Notable as the last British sovereign to fight alongside his soldiers (in Germany, against the French). Also the king w...
9 memorials
Rowland Hill statue
EC1, King Edward Street
The statue was first erected in front of the Royal Exchange, about where Peabody now is. Spitalfields Life have a photo of it there c.191...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
William Edward Farquharson
Senior Second Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above B...
1 memorial
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