13 Edward Elgar facts ...

1. Born 2 June 1857
2. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924
3. Married Caroline Alice Roberts in May 1889
4. Elgar was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904
5. Was educated at Littleton House school near Worcester
6. There are around 65 roads in the UK named after Elgar
7. Edward and Caroline's only child, Carice Irene, was born on 14 August 1890
8. He enjoyed football, supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
9. The house in Lower Broadheath where Elgar was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum, devoted to his life and work
10. Elgar's statue at the end of Worcester High Street stands facing the cathedral.

13 Edward Elgar facts ...

1. Born 2 June 1857
2. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924
3. Married Caroline Alice Roberts in May 1889
4. Elgar was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904
5. Was educated at Littleton House school near Worcester
6. There are around 65 roads in the UK named after Elgar
7. Edward and Caroline's only child, Carice Irene, was born on 14 August 1890
8. He enjoyed football, supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
9. The house in Lower Broadheath where Elgar was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum, devoted to his life and work
10. Elgar's statue at the end of Worcester High Street stands facing the cathedral
11. From 1999 until early 2007, new Bank of England twenty pound notes featured a portrait of Elgar

13 Edward Elgar facts ...

1. Born 2 June 1857
2. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924
3. Married Caroline Alice Roberts in May 1889
4. Elgar was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904
5. Was educated at Littleton House school near Worcester
6. There are around 65 roads in the UK named after Elgar
7. Edward and Caroline's only child, Carice Irene, was born on 14 August 1890
8. He enjoyed football, supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
9. The house in Lower Broadheath where Elgar was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum, devoted to his life and work
10. Elgar's statue at the end of Worcester High Street stands facing the cathedral
11. From 1999 until early 2007, new Bank of England twenty pound notes featured a portrait of Elgar
12. His best-known compositions are the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches

13 Edward Elgar facts ...

1. Born 2 June 1857
2. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924
3. Married Caroline Alice Roberts in May 1889
4. Elgar was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 5 July 1904
5. Was educated at Littleton House school near Worcester
6. There are around 65 roads in the UK named after Elgar
7. Edward and Caroline's only child, Carice Irene, was born on 14 August 1890
8. He enjoyed football, supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
9. The house in Lower Broadheath where Elgar was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum, devoted to his life and work
10. Elgar's statue at the end of Worcester High Street stands facing the cathedral
11. From 1999 until early 2007, new Bank of England twenty pound notes featured a portrait of Elgar
12. His best-known compositions are the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches
13. Elgar had three railway locomotives named in his honour (in 1906, 1946 and finally in 1984)

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