Place    From 1872  To 2005

Trinity College of Music

Categories: Music / songs

Founded as the Church Choral Society by the Reverend Henry George Bonavia Hunt. with the intention of improving the teaching of church music. In 1873 it became the College of Church Music, and then Trinity College London in 1876.

It was originally located in central London, and in 1881 moved to Mandeville Place, W1, the buildings now used by the School of Philosophy and Economic Science. Moved to its present Greenwich home in 2001. In 2005 it merged with the Laban Dance Centre and was renamed the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Trinity College of Music

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Trinity College of Music - WWI memorial

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Percy Grainger

Percy Grainger

Composer and pianist, collector and arranger of folk music. Born Brighton, Melbourne, Australia. In London 1901 – 14. Very close relationship with his mother, some thought too close. Financed a...

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1 memorial
EMI

EMI

Music record label. Electric and Musical Industries Ltd was formed in London in March 1931 by the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company. See there for EMI's beginnin...

Group, Music / songs

2 memorials
Madness

Madness

Rock group. Originally formed as the 'North London Invaders'. They changed their name when Graham (Suggs) McPherson took over the lead vocals. Their chart successes include 'Our House', 'House of F...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Tubby Hayes

Tubby Hayes

Tenor-saxophonist. Born Edward Brian Hayes at the Royal Free Hospital.In 1935, At the age of sixteen he joined Kenny Baker's sextet, and later played for many of the big-band leaders of the day. In...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Richard William Robertson

Richard William Robertson

For 39 years the organist of All Saints Talbot Road, W11. Andrew Behan has researched Robertson: Richard William Robertson was born in Kensington in 1880, the eldest of the eleven children of Will...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial