Discover the homes and lives of 1930s musicians who lived and worked in Richmond and Twickenham. This book contains a map and short biographies, from famous residents to more forgotten names. You can also find more modern sites to visit, including record shops, pubs and the local Jazz Club.
Alban Low is a London based artist who illustrates album artwork, publishes books, designs maps, and organises inclusive exhibitions. He is artist-in-residence on the radio programme A World in London with DJ Ritu.
http://www.albanlow.com/
1930s Musicians of Richmond and Twickenham
Alban Low
Published March 2019
ISBN 978-1-912960-13-2
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
A World in London Chapbook 2
SLB0125
Print run of 100
Price – £2.60
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Walk the route
Musicians and locations
Victor St Clair White – White Swan, 26 Old Palace Lane, Richmond
Castle Assembly Rooms – Whittaker Ave, Richmond
Jack & Lionel Clapper – 5 Richmond Hill, Richmond
Sleeve Note Records – 16 Richmond Hill
Louis Muscant – 48 Morley Rd, Twickenham
Brian Manton-Myatt – Park Lodge, Park Road, Twickenham
E. O. ‘Poggy’ Pogson – 10 Ellesmere Rd, Twickenham
Twickenham Studios – The Barons, Twickenham
Harold C B Wise – 20 Cambridge Park, Twickenham
Joseph Derouette – 33 Norman Ave, Twickenham
Harry Norman – 32 Hartington Rd, Twickenham
S. W. Lenton – 35 Marble Hill Gardens, Twickenham
Albert Edward Trend – 143 Richmond Rd, Twickenham
C. Evans – 4 Haggard Rd, Twickenham
N. B. Bentley – 46 Lebanon Park, Twickenham
George J Reid – 3 Beauchamp Rd, Twickenham
Bernard Miller – 1 Beauchamp Rd, Twickenham
Charles Smith – 13 Cheltenham Ave
Twickenham Jazz Club – The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Rd, Twickenham
Stanley Horobin – 64 York St, Twickenham
Eel Pie Records – 44-45 Church St, Twickenham
The names and addresses of musicians in this book have been sourced from Musician’s Union handbooks from the 1930s. Every effort has been made to research and verify information and we are grateful to those experts who have helped in the making of this series. If you know any additional information or corrections then we would love to include them in future editions.
Thank you to M.G. Thomas; The National Jazz Archives; John Chilton; Brian Rust; Melody Maker; The British Newspaper Archives; The National Archives; BBC; Shelia Tracy; the team at A World In London (DJ Ritu, Sophie Darling, Norman Druker, Lucas Keen, Patrick Bernard); Eel Pie Records; Kelvin and Lesley Christiane; and my wife Natalie.
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