In 1977 singer Gloria Jones was driving a car carrying her boyfriend, singer-songwriter Marc Bolan, when she lost control and crashed into a sycamore on Queen's Ride, Barnes. He was killed, but she survived with a broken arm and jaw. The site of the crash has since become recognized by the English Tourist Board and is place of pilgrimage for fans.
'IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF
MARC BOLAN
30th SEPTEMBER 1947
16th SEPTEMBER 1977
MUSICIAN, WRITER, POET
DONATED BY PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC'
The 'Bolan Tree', exact site of the crash. In January 2000 the T-Rex Action Group (TAG), the legal leaseholder of the site, laid steps from Gipsy Lane to Queen's Ride.
'MARC BOLAN
25th Anniversary
16th September 2002
Sad to see
Them mourning you
When you are here
Within the Flowers & the Trees
Donated to TAG
by Fee Warner'
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