Haydn Wood, 1882 - 1959, composer, a much-loved master of British light music, lived here.
Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association
Heritage Lottery Fund
NW5, Lissenden Gardens, Parliament Hill Mansions, 21 - 30
The Tawney plaque is on the first floor, Wood on the second.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Haydn Wood
Violinist and composer of light music. Born Yorkshire into a musical family, ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Haydn Wood
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (rebranded 2019), formerly the Heritage Lo...
When we first researched this area in 2008 there were three plaques erected b...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Haydn Wood
Note: This is not the site where the V2 fell, that is Hughes Mansions, 2 streets over to the east, where there is another plaque.
Doctor Barnardo, 1845 - 1905, began his work for children in a building on this site in 1866. London County Council
Bud Flanagan, 1896 - 1968, comedian and leader of the 'Crazy Gang', born here. English Heritage
The modern information board above adds nothing of historical interest.
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