William Crotch
(1775-1847)
composer, musical prodigy, organist, Professor of Music at Oxford (from 1797), and 1st Principal of the Royal Academy of Music (from 1822)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
William Crotch 1775-1847 Musical prodigy and composer was born in this parish. From the age of 3 he played the organ in many East Anglian Churches and concert halls. In 1797 became a professor of music at Oxford and the first principal of the Royal Academy of Music in 1822.
St Crispins Road/Botolph Street corner of Surrey Chapel free church, Norwich, United Kingdom where they was born near (1775)