Joseph Richardson (musician)

A tall obelisk made of reddish polished granite, surrounded by trees in a cemetery
Richardson's funerary monument at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, photographed in 2014

Joseph Richardson (c. 1790 – 8 April 1855) was an English stonemason and self-taught musician from Keswick, Cumbria, who gained notoriety in Victorian times after building an elaborate lithophone (the most famous of the Musical Stones of Skiddaw) with which he and his sons – performing as the 'Richardson & Sons, Rock, Bell and Steel Band' – toured the UK and Europe, giving numerous concerts, including one in London for Queen Victoria. [1]

He is buried in London, at the Kensal Green Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ "The Musical Stones of Skiddaw". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 16 Jul 2014.

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