Pablo Fanque
Plaque marking the approximate site of the birthplace of Pablo Fanque (1810-1871), Britain's first black circus owner, immortalised in the Beatles' 1967 song Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite.
The song was apparently inspired by a decorative 19th-century circus poster (which also used the word "somerset" for "somersault") that John Lennon found in a junk shop.
Exterior wall of John Lewis department store, All Saints Green, Norwich.
Pablo Fanque
Plaque marking the approximate site of the birthplace of Pablo Fanque (1810-1871), Britain's first black circus owner, immortalised in the Beatles' 1967 song Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite.
The song was apparently inspired by a decorative 19th-century circus poster (which also used the word "somerset" for "somersault") that John Lennon found in a junk shop.
Exterior wall of John Lewis department store, All Saints Green, Norwich.