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A figurative painter of portraits and still life.

Mark Gertler, a figurative painter of portraits and still life, lived here.

Gracie Fields was a highly successful, singer and entertainer and actress.  She lived in this house, Blue Tiles’, when she had it built between 1931 1nd 1935.

Sir Edward Elgar, composer, lived in a house on this site 1911 – 1921.

Jacqueline du Pre, cellist, lived here 1970 – 1975.

William Johnson Cory – teacher, scholar and poet.

John Constable, artist, lived here in the summers of 1821 and 1822

Sir Henry Cole, originator of the custom of sending Christmas cards, lived here 1879 – 1880.

Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor and impresario, lived here 1937 – 1941