On Wednesday 31 August, a small crowd gathered at 34 Kenwyn Road London SW20, to witness Tubby Hayes’ son Richard unveil a Heritage Foundation plaque in honour of his father, who lived in the house from 1936 to 1951.

There have been plans for such an award for some years, all of which had come to nothing, but the Heritage Foundation’s interest was stimulated by writer and film-maker Mark Baxter, the force behind the recent documentary film Tubby Hayes: A Man In A Hurry.

The Foundation have previously honoured pop and rock icons including The Beatles’ John Lennon and George Harrison and Dusty Springfield among others. Hayes frequently returned to his family home during his 23 year professional career, living there again briefly during the early 1970s while recuperating from open-heart surgery. His mother, Dorothy Kenyon lived in the house until the 1980s.