Menuhin’s old home receives a blue plaque
NewsThe building in Belgravia where Yehudi Menuhin spent the last 16 years of his life has received a blue plaque from English Heritage to denote its cultural significance.
Before downsizing to Belgravia with his wife Diana, Menuhin lived for 23 years in a house in Highgate, north London.
Sting bought the house in Highgate from YH.
Jan’s remark above about the Menuhin–Sting Highgate handover reminds of another musical property chain, albeit one not so directly linked. Some while back now, I discovered by chance that Simon Rattle had bought the house Richard Rodney Bennett owned during the 1970s in (then deeply unfashionable) Lonsdale Square, Islington.
At some point I remarked on this to Richard. “Yes,” he replied. “And when I tell Sir Simon exactly how much I paid for that house in 1969 – £11,580 – all those silver curls will fall out on the spot.”
Not bad for the San Francisco born violinist. Just out of curiosity: is there a list somewhere of all the Blue Plaques that are out there, who is commemorated and the locations? Might make an interesting day trip in the UK.
Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York, not San Francisco.
Try this
https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/English-Heritage/The-English-Heritage-guide-to-Londons-blue-plaques—the-/9781912836055?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz52_68vj_AIVR_hRCh38EguuEAAYAyAAEgIxnfD_BwE
I agree with you, J Barcelo, but it would take much longer than a day to see all or even most of them, even just the ones in London.
Try here:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/
Where it says, “Find a Plaque,” just hit Search without making any changes, and it should give you a list of all of the plaques.
If anyone deserves a Blue Plaque, it’s Menuhin.
Not really on-topic but years ago I was in New York City to give a talk and afterwards wandered around Manhattan looking for a place to eat lunch that wasn’t going to raise eyebrows back at work with the green eyeshade types who checked our expense account submissions.
While strolling I was fascinated to find myself reading a plaque stating that Béla Bartók had lived there. Knowing how broke Bartók was I figured the Irish pub nearby was likely affordable and it was.