Location
On the Saluting Battery wall adjacent to the Square Tower
 
Description
A metal plaque in poor condition.
 

Plaque
Sir Thomas Beecham Plaque
 
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
WHO CONDUCTED HIS LAST CONCERT
IN THE GUILDHALL PORTSMOUTH
MAY 7 1960
 
PROGRAMME
OVERTURE, THE MAGIC FLUTE MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 5 SCHUBERT
SYMPHONY NO 100 (MILITARY) HAYDN ON THE RIVER DELIUS
SUITE, LOVE IN BATH HANDEL-BEECHAM BACCHANALE SAINT-SAENS

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

 


 
Further Information
 
For a full biography of Sir Thomas Beecham, see the Wikipedia entry.
 
The plaque was originally placed on a wooden bench placed next to the east wall of the Square Tower. When the benches were replaced the plaque was moved about 15 feet to it's current location.

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