Joseph Richardson (musician)

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]

Joseph Richardson and his sons
Richardson's funerary monument at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, photographed in 2014

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

References
  1. "The Musical Stones of Skiddaw". Allerdale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 16 Jul 2014.


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