The Piano on which much of 'The Planets was composed

Welcome to the Holst Birthplace Museum. The house was built in 1832 and is typical of the many smaller Regency terraced houses built in Cheltenham at that time. Gustav Holst (or Gustavus Theodore von Holst as he was until 1918) was born here on September 21st 1874 and lived here until 1882, shortly after his mother died. He died in London on May 25th 1934.

The Museum which opened in 1975 is a memorial to Holst, one of England's most respected composers, best known for his work The Planets. It is one of only two composer birthplace museums in the country (the other being Elgar's). Visitors may learn more of Holst's life, his music, his family and friendships, whilst being reminded of domestic life at the end of the 19th Century.