Born Eutin, Germany, died London, from tuberculosis. A sick man he came to London to write the English opera Oberon which received an enthusiastic reception at Covent Garden in April 1826.
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Carl Maria von Weber
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Carl Maria von Weber
In this house died Carl Maria von Weber 1826. Placed here by the London Sect...
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Bert Ambrose
Dance band leader. Thought to have been raised in Stamford Hill. Toured Britain with the young Vera Lynn. Temporarily retired to Hertfordshire to escape the WW2 air raids. When his music went o...
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Camden Roundhouse
Built to service trains using Euston, London's first railway terminus. It became obsolete by 1855 when locomotives outgrew its turntable. It then became a warehouse for Gilbey's Gin. In the 1960s t...
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Sir Osbert Sitwell
Born 3 Arlington Street. Writer, famed for his collaborations with his sister Edith and brother Sacheverell. He wrote the libretto for Sir William Walton’s oratorio, Belshazzar’s Feast. Died Monteg...
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Anton Bruckner
Composer. On 29 July 1871 he stayed in a house in Finsbury Square. He was in London giving six organ recitals at Royal Albert Hall and five at the Crystal Palace. While in London he started work on...
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