| Date | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | RBWM |
| Location | Long White Cloud, Monkey Island Lane, Bray, SL6 2ED — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0006 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO |
| Born: | 2 Jun 1857 |
| Place: | Lower Broadheath, near Worcester |
| Died: | 23 Feb 1934 |
| Profession: | Composer |
| Educated: | Littleton House School, near Worcester; Most of his musical education was self-directed. |
| Famous for: | Composer of many major orchestral works including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches. |
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Images
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
Edward Elgar, NPG x11894 © National Portrait Gallery, London; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.