Iron Maiden‘s bassist and founder, Steve Harris, grew up at 40 Steele Road in East London. This was where his grandmother, Ada, lived and where Steve was born, in the back room, on 12 March 1956. It was a mid-terrace house on a quiet street, with a bay window on the ground floor.

Steve Harris would rehearse with his early band, Influence (later known as Gypsy’s Kiss), in the apartment during the band’s early days.

On the front wall of the building is a kind of Greco-Roman-style face, shared with the neighbouring property.

ADDRESS:
40 Steele Rd, London E11 3JA, Great Britain

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Paul Di’Anno, whose real name was Paul Andrews, was the singer for Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1981 and performed on the band’s first two records. Paul Di’Anno passed away on October 21, 2024, at his home in Salisbury, England, at the age of 66. In the years leading up to his death, Di’Anno had been suffering from a weakened immune system after contracting sepsis nine years earlier. His death was caused by a tear in the sac around his heart, which allowed blood from the main aorta to fill the sac, ultimately causing his heart to stop.

A funeral service for Paul Di’Anno was held on Thursday, November 21, at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium in Manor Park, East London, United Kingdom. This is the same cemetery where his former bandmate Clive Burr is laid to rest.

It is written on his tombstone:

In Loving Memory of
Paul Martin Andrews

Also known as Paul Di’Anno
17th May 1958 – 21st October 2024
Loving Son and Brother

Gone is the face we love so dear
Gone is the voice we love to hear

ADDRESS:
Aldersbrook Rd, London E12 5DQ, Great Britain

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