Haydn Wood
(1882-1959)

composer, master of British light music, violinist, and composer of Roses of Picardy

Died aged c. 77

Haydn Wood (25 March 1882 – 11 March 1959) was a 20th-century English composer and concert violinist, best known for his 200 or so ballad style songs, including the popular Roses of Picardy.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Haydn Wood 1882-1959 composer. A much loved master of British light music lived here

25 Parliament Hill Mansions, Lissenden Gardens, NW5, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Haydn Wood the world famous violinist and composer of 'Roses of Picardy' born on 25th March 1882 in the Lewisham Hotel which formerly stood on this site

Station Road, Slaithwaite, United Kingdom where they was born (1882)