Things Named After John Peel

John Peel after his death had places named after him in the UK. Some of them included buildings, trains, festivals, stages and lectures. This is an attempt to list places and events named after the DJ.

Buildings

 * 42582451 ravenscrofttwo203.jpg Ravenscroft: A pub named after Peel was opened in the town in 2007 where he was born. The pub featured a large portrait of the late Radio 1 DJ and was housed in a former post office and health club in Heswall. The pub, which cost £800,000, was given the name following suggestions from local residents. and since the 2010's has been closed down.


 * 800px-Broadcasting House and Egton Wing II.jpg Peel Wing: The BBC named part of a newly refurbished Broadcasting House after the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel in 2012. The section of the building was previously known as Egton Wing and was built on the site of the former Egton House, from which BBC Radio One broadcast its shows until 1996.
 * Image 1459864113 crop 550x391.jpg Peel Centre For Creative Arts: The John Peel Centre for Creative Arts is a non-profit, community-centric, organisation opened since 2013, where its Arts-based facilities are available to the community. Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel's wife, is the patron of the organisation.

Trains

 * Capture-1483979051.PNG Peel Trains: Public transport coordination company Merseytravel launched the first ‘John Peel’ train from Liverpool‘s South Parkway station in 2008. Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel‘s wife, launched the train with Ian Prose of Amsterdam performing Peel's favourite ‘Does this Train Stop On Merseyside? at the ceremony. The trains are numbered 507020 and run from South Parkway station to Southport.

Festivals

 * John Peel Festival Of New Music: The John Peel Festival of New Music was a music festival in 2012 and was run jointly by the Art Centre and charity Community Music East. The Gigs were held in 10 venues all over Norwich and were open to the public.

Stages

 * John Peel Stage: Formerly known as the New Bands Tent, the iconic yellow and blue canopy at the Glastonbury festival was renamed in 2004 in honour of the DJ, who would regularly visit the festival.

Lectures

 * John Peel Lecture: The John Peel Lecture is an ongoing series of talks by noted figures in the music industry: they are intended to give an insight into the state of broadcasting into the 21st century. The lectures have been organised by BBC 6Music and have all been broadcast on air and recorded on video.