
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This was the boyhood home of Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) composer, pianist and Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.
Kenneth Leighton was a British composer, pianist, and educator who served as the Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University; he is remembered for his contributions to choral and orchestral music.
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Photo: Mike Kirby on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0