Ralph Vaughan Williams OM
(1872-1958)
composer and Order of Merit recipient (from 1935)
Commemorated on 3 plaques
Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 composer lived here from 1953 until his death
10 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, Westminster, NW1, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1876-1958) Searching for English folk songs the young composer visited King's Lynn and district in January 1905 and collected 61 in a week. The fisherfolk of the North End impressed Ralph Vaughan Williams particularly James "Duggie" Carter (aged 61). Their songs influenced several of his orchestral works including three "Norfolk Rhapsodies" and "A Sea Symphony". Ralph Vaughan Williams met the fisherfolk in January 1905 in this public house then called "The Tilden Smith"
Hextable Road, King's Lynn, United Kingdom where they lived
The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams first performed here on 15th December 1920
Shirehampton Public Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom where they was