Person    | Male  Born 1659  Died 21/11/1695

Henry Purcell

Categories: Music / songs

Organist and composer. Born St Anne's Lane, Westminster. Died at home in Marsham Street.

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Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell statue

The form of the statue is similar to that of the 'Green Man' carvings in chur...

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Adolphe Goossens

Adolphe Goossens

Horn player. Son of Eugene Goossens.  Killed on the Somme.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
La Gioconda / Giaconda

La Gioconda / Giaconda

Back in the 1960s this was the place where would-be future pop icons hung out.  We've found references to: Marc Bolan, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Small Faces, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix,...

Group, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Music / songs

1 memorial
George Grossmith, Snr

George Grossmith, Snr

Born London. Entertainer and author. Created a number of the great Gilbert and Sullivan roles, including Bunthorne, possibly modelled on Oscar Wilde. With his brother Weedon wrote the comic novel '...

Person, Literature, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Greensleeves Records

Greensleeves Records

A record label specialising in dancehall and reggae music. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick and started as a small record store in West Ealing.

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Thomas Augustine Arne

Thomas Augustine Arne

Composer. Born in King Street, Covent Garden. Wrote "Rule Britannia" in the Dove Pub, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, it is said. Buried in St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

Person, Music / songs

3 memorials