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Plaque

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Bust

Erection date: 5/9/2012

Inscription

{On a plaque at the base of the pedestal:}
Ralph Vaughan Williams O.M. lived at 13 Cheyne Walk 1905 - 29. Years of the Sea, London and Pastoral Symphonies; The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Sancta Civitas and other works.
Sculptor: Marcus Cornish.

Unveiled by John Gilhooly, Artistic and Executive Director of Wigmore Hall and Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

Site: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Bust (1 memorial)

SW3, Chelsea Embankment Gardens

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

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Composer. Born at the vicarage in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire. Entered the R...

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Marcus Cornish

Sculptor. Other work in London includes the 2001 'Stag' in St James's Square.

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