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Plaque

Percy Grainger

Inscription

Percy Grainger, 1882 - 1961, Australian composer, folklorist and pianist, lived here.
Greater London Council

Grainger lived at this address, 1908 - 1914, while pursuing his career as a concert pianist and private teacher.

Site: Percy Grainger (1 memorial)

SW3, King’s Road, 31

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

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Percy Grainger

Composer and pianist, collector and arranger of folk music. Born Brighton, M...

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Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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