Basingstoke in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
John Curwen
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 4, 2023
1. John Curwen Marker
Educationalist and developer of the Tonic Sol-fa method of singing, was a minister of this church and taught here 1838-1841
Erected by Basingstoke Heritage Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion.
Location. 51° 15.748′ N, 1° 5.129′ W. Marker is in Basingstoke, England, in Hampshire. Marker is on London Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 London Street, Basingstoke, England RG21 7NU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. D Day Landings (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Remembrance Garden (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Brigadier Manley Angell James VC DSO MBE MC (approx. 10.1 kilometers away); Monk's Cottage (approx. 10.1 kilometers away); The Old Court (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); Brigadier Manley James VC,DSO,MBE,MC (1896-1975) (approx. 10.5 kilometers away); The Reverend William Addison VC (1883-1962) (approx. 10.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Basingstoke.
Also see . . . John Curwen, Biography.
Excerpt: "In 1853 he delivered a course(Submitted on August 4, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)of lectures at Crosby Hall, which first called public attention to the system. At this time it was estimated that two thousand persons were engaged in learning the tonic sol-fa method; ten years later the number had increased to 186,000, while at the present day there are a million and a half of children learning to sing by this system in the elementary schools alone."
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Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 4, 2023
2. United Reform Church where John Curwen was a Minister
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
