Composer. Born 24 Villiers Street, Strand. Composed orchestral, choral and operatic works. Died at home, 7 Hamilton Terrace. The small 'f' seems to be correct.
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George Alexander Macfarren
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George Macfarren
George Alexander MacFarren Knt, lived in this house and died here, 1887. Plac...
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Lambeth Walk
"Anytime you're Lambeth way, Any evening, any day, You'll find us all, doin' the Lambeth walk, oy!" The 1937 musical 'Me and My Girl' and the subsequent 1939 film, Lambeth Walk, featured characte...
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Cecil Sharp
Collector of English folk-songs and dances. Born Denmark Hill. Spent 1882 - 92 in Australia. Developed an interest in English folk-music in 1899 and began his prolific collection which later expand...
Person, Dance, Museums / Libraries, Music / songs, Australia
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Blitz Club
A Tuesday night club that attracted students from two nearby art colleges: Central School and St Martins.  Some claim it was the birthplace of New Romanticism.
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Robert Nicoll
Scottish poet and lyricist. Born Perthshire into a poor family but he was quick to read and began writing early. Wrote in English and in the Scottish dialect and was compared with Burns. Died near ...
1 memorial
Fela Kuti
Musician and political activist. Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, British Nigeria. In 1958, he was sent to London to study medicine but decided on music instead, and formed ...
2 memorials
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