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Fitzrovia in City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Benny Green

 
 
Benny Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018
1. Benny Green Marker
Inscription.
Musician
Writer
Broadcaster

Benny Green
1927-1998

lived here
1932-1962

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainment.
 
Location. 51° 31.414′ N, 0° 8.553′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Fitzrovia. It is on Cleveland Street just south of Euston Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 161 Cleveland Street, City of Westminster, England W1T 6QP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sidney Bechet (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Morse (about 90 meters away); Robert Gascoyne Cecil (about
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120 meters away); Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (about 180 meters away); George Bernard Shaw (about 180 meters away); Virginia Woolf (about 180 meters away); Professor Cecilia Vajda (about 180 meters away); A.W. Hofmann (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
 
Also see . . .
1. Benny Green (saxophonist) (Wikipedia). "Benny Green (born Bernard Green; 9 December 1927, Leeds, Yorkshire – 22 June 1998) was a British jazz saxophonist who was also known for his radio shows and books." (Submitted on March 23, 2018.) 

2. Entertainment Jazz musician Benny Green dies (BBC, June 23, 1998). "Green was an accomplished saxophonist and a successful author who wrote biographies of Fred Astaire and PG Wodehouse. In later life he presented a long-running Sunday afternoon programme on BBC Radio 2." (Submitted on March 23, 2018.) 
 
Benny Green Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018
2. Benny Green Marker - Wide View
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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