Person    | Male  Born 22/5/1813  Died 13/2/1883

Richard Wagner

Composer, conductor, theatre director and John Wayne look-alike. Born Germany. Came to London in 1839, heavily in debt. Stayed at 23-25 Old Compton Street where he begun the Flying Dutchman, inspired by the rough crossing he had just endured.

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Richard Wagner

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Edward Dannreuther

Edward Dannreuther, musician, 1844 - 1905, lived here 1873 - 1894. Host to Ri...

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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G. D. Gardner

G. D. Gardner

Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, Music / songs

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Edward Dannreuther

Edward Dannreuther

Pianist and writer on music. Born in Strasbourg. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatoire, and moved to London in 1869 where he achieved great success performing the works of Beethoven and Chopin. F...

Person, Music / songs, France, Germany

1 memorial
Tyrannosaurus Rex / T.Rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex / T.Rex

Formed by Marc Bolan and Steve Took as Tyrannosaurus Rex, the name was shortened to T.Rex round about the time success came with 'Ride a White Swan' in 1970/1.  The band ended when Bolan was killed...

Group, Music / songs

5 memorials
Emile Ford

Emile Ford

Musician and singer. Born Michael Emile Telford Miller in Castries, Saint Lucia. His family moved to London in the mid 1950s where he taught himself to play a number of musical instruments. He made...

Person, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg

Composer. Born Edvard Hagerup Grieg in Bergen, Norway, of Scottish descent (the surname was originally Greig). He spent some years in Copenhagen and was encouraged by several young composers there....

Person, Music / songs, Denmark, Norway

1 memorial