In memory of Sir John Barbirolli, C. H.
WC1, Tavistock Square Gardens
We were alerted to the existence of this tree, and its vandalisation, in June 2016, by an article in , from where comes the photo of the broken tree. A few days later we photoed the replacement cone. May 2017: the cone has gone, but still no tree.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Barbirolli tree
Conductor Laureate, Hallé Orchestra, and cellist.  Born Southampton Row, as G...
There is another dedicated tree here but its main purpose is to blow Marks and Spencer's corporate trumpet so we decided against honourin...
Two trees newly planted to the west of the main path through this park, near the south entrance. We photographed them in 2022 but there a...
2009-10 there were ructions at Ealing Council as Armenian factions promoted the creation of this memorial and Turkish factions opposed. ...
This 1843 picture of the tree, from the Illustrated London News comes from View from the Mirror.
2015: we read that this horse chestnut has suffered rot and the Highgate Society has replaced it with a beech tree.
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