Who was the famous French composer who in 1847 took up residence in a London street that also Wilkie Collins lived in for some time, and which is now best known as a habitat for doctors and surgeons?

ing

That would be Hector Berlioz, which I must say surprised me! 76 Harley St, to be precise. But then I was way off with Debussy, as he wasn't even born until 1862...maybe he just came to mind because we used to have a cat named Debussy (ha ha ha. My parents named him before I was even born, so I take no responsibility whatsoever for this horrible pun!) Oct 03 05, 10:43 PM

peasypod

Actually I was going for Louis-Antoine (Jullien)... Oct 03 05, 10:53 PM

Flem-ish

Well, as can be seen at http://www.berlioz.com/London/BLHarley.html Monsieur Jullien is part of the story too. And Harley Street 76 is now n° 27. As to the yay it goes to *ing. Oct 04 05, 1:49 AM

ing	Why thankyou very much! Oct 04 05, 6:53 AM

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