Group    From 1975 

Sex Pistols

Punk band formed in London. Members included Johnny Rotten (born John Lydon) and Sid Vicious. Managed by Malcolm McLaren. Infamous TV appearance being interviewed by Bill Grundy.  In 1975 they lived at 39 New Court Hampstead. The picture shows the group near Hyde Park in 1977.

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Sex Pistols

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Sex Pistols

This gig probably came about because the band's bass player at the time, Glen...

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George Alexander Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren

Composer.  Born 24 Villiers Street, Strand.  Composed orchestral, choral and operatic works.  Died at home, 7 Hamilton Terrace.  The small 'f' seems to be correct.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Joi

Joi

'Dubstep' music team founded by brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher. Their music is a mixture of dee-jaying and electronics. Apparently, the best way to recognise a dubstep track or mix is by the s...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Singer. Born in Jamaica, her family emigrated to London in 1963. Known as Liz Mitchell, she joined the cast of the musical 'Hair' and eventually moved to Berlin to join the German production, where...

Person, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands, Germany

1 memorial
Dame Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba

Operatic soprano. Born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell in Melbourne, Australia. 1882 briefly married Charles Armstrong and had one son, but soon separated. She took up a singing career and came to E...

Person, Music / songs, Australia

1 memorial
Al Bowlly

Al Bowlly

Popular singer.  Born in Mozambique, Albert Alick Bowlly was brought up in Johannesburg.  Performed in the colonies and then came to London in 1928. 1931-3 he appeared in 6 films normally as an unc...

Person, Music / songs, South Africa

1 memorial

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English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

415 memorials
Comic Heritage

Comic Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio

29 memorials
City Pest House

City Pest House

From Islington:The Pest House was built in 1594, in the fields where Bath Street is now situated. It served to isolate those suffering from such incurable or infectious diseases as leprosy and the ...

Building, Medicine

1 memorial