A blue plaque has been placed at the Chingford home of a famous British jazz musician to celebrate Waltham Forest's cultural heritage.

Trumpeter Freddy Randall, who lived in Old Church Road, has been honoured for his contributions to the British jazz scene through the Waltham Forest's Blue Plaque scheme.

Freddy's granddaughter, Cindy, was the guest of honour at a special event to unveil the plaque.

Digby Fairweather - jazz trumpeter, writer, broadcaster, and founder of the National Jazz Archive - said: "Freddy was an inspiration to a whole generation of young jazz trumpeters and fans and was a wonderful musician and band leader.

"I’m delighted that we can pay tribute to him and his great contribution to British jazz through unveiling this plaque on his Chingford home."

In the late 1940s the place for north London jazz fans to be on a Sunday night was the Cleveland Rhythm Club at Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton. This was the venue that featured the Clapton-born trumpeter, Freddy and his band.

For several years, the National Jazz Archive, located in Loughton Library, Essex, has been working with Waltham Forest to identify the residences of jazz musicians in the borough, which covers Leyton, Leytonstone, Walthamstow and Chingford.

Freddy began playing the trumpet as a teenager in local groups and formed his first band in 1943.

He started his professional career in 1946, where he played regularly at the Cleveland Rhythm club, which was run by his brother Harry, in a band. The group were the first British post-war jazz band to tour the US.

Freddy retired early in 1958 due to ill health, however, he made several comebacks, including in the early 1970s.

In October 2015, Lake Records released a remastered CD in tribute to Freddy and his music.

In the 1990s, Freddy moved to Teignmouth, Devon, where he died in 1999.