Cecil Sharp plaque

The public map records this plaque for Cecil Sharp. Its recorded inscription reads: Cecil Sharp 1859‒1924 Collected and saved thousands of British folk songs including a hundred from Louie Hooper 1860‒1946 and her sister Lucy who lived here, including Blow Away the Morning Dew and Banks of Green Willow

Cecil Sharp was an English folksong collector and musicologist who played a crucial role in preserving British folk music by collecting thousands of songs, significantly contributing to the revival of interest in traditional English folk music.