Dame Ethel Smyth, One Oak
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Dame Ethel Smyth, One Oak
Image: © Len Williams Taken: 2 May 2014
Now a Toby Carvery and Motel the building was originally named 'One Oak' and was the home of Dame Ethel Smyth, (1858-1944) a composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. She was born in London, as the fourth of a family of eight children. Her father, J. H. Smyth, who was a Major-General in the Royal Artillery, was very much opposed to her making a career in music. Undeterred, she determined to become a composer, studied with a private tutor, and then attended the Leipzig Conservatory, where she met many of the many composers of the day. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral and concertante works, choral works, and operas. Her most famous composition being 'The March of the Women', the suffragette anthem. Refer to picture Image for another view of the building.
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51.326201
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