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Edward "Ned" Corvan (1827-65)

A plaque to the north east’s first full-time professional singer-songwriter on the Central Station, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

Unveiled on May 9, 2017.

 

The Royal Olympic Concert Hall - renamed The Tyne Concert Hall in 1862 - is now the site of the Central Station. As the largest concert hall in North East England, it had the capacity to hold 2,840 people. Ned Corvan performed here in 1853.

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Uploaded on January 27, 2018
Taken on May 9, 2017