First opened on 19 April 1958 at 165 Oxford Street and then in 1964 moved to 90 Wardour Street, where it stayed until 1988. It was at 105-107 Charing Cross Road (a former cinema) from August 1988 - December 1995. It moved quite often after that but seems to have closed for good in 2008. The picture source website is a great resource.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Marquee Club
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Montagu Pyke and The Marquee
The Montagu Pyke This is the site of the former 'Marquee Club' which closed i...
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Assoc. Abruzzo-Molise, G.B.
The nearest match we can find is "The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington, D.C. Area" but it's unlikely that they installed the Tosti plaque in London.
Ralph Cherrie
Bass/steel pan player, one of the many founders of the Notting Hill Carnival. c.1966 he and his brother Max Cherrie joined the Russ Henderson Steel Band. Father of steel pan player, Mark Cherrie. ...
Oddfellows
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows, Odd Fellowship, Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. Similar in concept to Freemasonry.
Old Greys' Association
Alumni Association for the Grey Coat Hospital school.
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Endell Street Military Hospital
Established in the disused St Giles workhouse buildings during WW1 under the command of Dr Flora Murray & Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson (both suffragettes), this 573-bed hospital is the only Briti...
Clarkson Stanfield
Theatrical scenic artist, marine and landscape painter, Royal Academician. Born Sunderland. Died Hampstead.
Battle of Trafalgar
A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. Nelson led the British fleet to a decisive victory which permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by t...
Balham Station bombing
During WW2 Balham, at a depth of 30 feet, was one of many deep tube stations designated for use as a civilian air raid shelter. It sheltered hundreds of people each night. At about 8pm on 14 Octob...
Arnold Bennett
Born 92 (then 90) Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The "Five Towns" in his novels are based on this area, "the Potteries" as it was in his youth. Some would have called him a "champagne social...
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