Rock band. One of the most acclaimed and influential 'mod' groups. Their hit songs included 'Itchycoo Park', 'Lazy Sunday' and 'All or Nothing'. In the 'mods and rockers' rivalry of the 1960s, they were idolised by the mods, but reviled by the rockers, who re-christened them the 'Small Faeces'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Small Faces
Home of the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera. Originally built in 1732 as a playhouse. The current building is the third on the site, following the fires that destroyed the first two.
Composer and organist at St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal. Sponsored by the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) to study in Naples and in Vienna with Mozart. Died at home where the plaqu...
Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.
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.
Teacher and pianist. Born Clapham. 1903 he published "The Act of Touch" a book on piano playing technique and learning. This and other books and his Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School in Oxford St...
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