The Rolling Stones, the Who and the Yardbirds all played at Twickenham’s famous Eel Pie Island Hotel and plans are afoot to celebrate its musical heritage.

While the renowned venue closed for good in 1969, before burning down two years later, there is little to commemorate the illustrious hotel in the town.

Michele Whitby, who lives on the island and was the curator of the Eel Piland art exhibition at Orleans House Gallery, is behind plans to open a permanent museum.

She said: "We have been given the green light to do a pop-up version using two of the rooms above Twickenham library from June to October this year.

"We have decided to run with that as we really want to have something up and running in time for the Rugby World Cup and hopefully this will prove to be a goer."

One potential location for the permanent museum could be opposite Eel Pie Island, where an old bath house and toilet block currently stands.

Ms Whitby, who has visited the 2tone ska Coventry Music Museum for inspiration, said the museum could only be positive for Twickenham’s tourism economy.

She said: "It is important for Twickenham because at the moment the only reasons tourists come here is for the rugby.

"Eel Pie is famous all over the world and music heritage is massively interesting, which is a reason to increase tourist footfall - a lot of businesses do struggle here.

"It can only be a good thing and will require a lot of perseverance but right now our biggest necessity is to raise funding."

While it is hoped money will be raised by a soon-to-be-launched crowd-funding website, Ms Whitby said they were looking for business sponsorship.

Contributions can either be by providing services or financial backing and contributors will be recognised on the permanent museum’s "wall of fame".

The proposal has the backing of Twickenham MP Vince Cable, who described the concept as "excellent".

He said: ""I think the idea of celebrating the history of the island is an excellent one.

"I think there is a little issue about the location as there is Twickenham Museum close by and perhaps that should be thought about.

"There is also the issue of how would you deal with it if it became popular as residents would have to deal with visitor traffic."

Ms Whitby is looking for volunteers to help with the campaign, in particular to assist in setting up a website for the museum.

To find out more, email michelewhitby@hotmail.com.