List of English Heritage blue plaques in London
This is a list of the 978 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London.
The scheme was originally administered by the Royal Society of Arts from 1876 to 1901, and was taken over by the London County Council (LCC) until 1965. The Greater London Council (GLC) took over the scheme in 1965 from its predecessor, the LCC. Since the abolition of the GLC in 1986, the blue plaque scheme has been administered by English Heritage.
By borough[]
Barking and Dagenham[]
There is a single blue plaque in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[1]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Moore 1941–1993 |
|
43 Waverley Gardens Barking IG11 0BH |
2016 | 
|
41578 |
Barnet[]
There are 19 blue plaques in the London Borough of Barnet.[2]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Abrahams (1899–1978) |
|
Hodford Lodge, 2 Hodford Road Golders Green NW11 8NP 51°33′58″N 0°11′48″W / 51.566°N 0.196745°W |
2007 | 
|
437 | |
| William Blake and John Linnell (1757–1827) (1792–1882) |
|
Old Wyldes', North End Hampstead NW3 7HS 51°34′08″N 0°10′55″W / 51.5689779993551°N 0.181869000008873°W |
1975 | 
|
521 | |
| Sir William Bowman (1816-1892) |
|
St Anthony’s School, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road Golders Green NW11 7SX 51°34′07″N 0°11′05″W / 51.56862°N 0.18479°W |
2019 | 
|
52363 | |
| Wing Commander J.R.D. 'Bob' Braham (1920-1974) |
|
139 Hendon Way Childs Hill NW4 2PX 51°34′05″N 0°12′27″W / 51.5681412°N 0.2073901°W |
2017 | 
|
43812 | |
| Herbert Chapman (1878–1934) |
|
6 Haslemere Avenue Hendon NW4 2PX 51°34′45″N 0°12′58″W / 51.5791109611055°N 0.216100999634306°W |
2005 | 
|
483 | |
| Robert Donat (1905–1958) |
|
8 Meadway Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11 7JT 51°34′42″N 0°11′25″W / 51.5784190007689°N 0.190310999961951°W |
1994 | 
|
684 | |
| Abram Games (1914-1996) |
|
41 The Vale Golders Green, Barnet NW11 8SE 51°34′08″N 0°12′09″W / 51.568895°N 0.202628°W |
2019 | 
|
51445 | |
| Henry Hall (1898–1989) |
|
38 Harman Drive Cricklewood NW2 2ED 51°33′32″N 0°12′21″W / 51.558914000158°N 0.205801000122861°W |
2003 | 
|
72 | |
| Dame Myra Hess (1890–1965) |
|
48 Wildwood Road Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11 6UP 51°34′35″N 0°10′57″W / 51.5763009998358°N 0.182582999999496°W |
1987 | 
|
218 | |
| Graham Hill (1929–1975) |
|
32 Parkside Mill Hill NW7 2LH 51°36′35″N 0°14′21″W / 51.6096589994972°N 0.239135999378007°W |
2003 | 
|
324 | |
| Amy Johnson (1903–1941) |
|
Vernon Court, Hendon Way Cricklewood NW2 2PE 51°33′33″N 0°11′55″W / 51.5592610000945°N 0.198500999998685°W |
1987 | 
|
7315 | |
| Mary Macarthur (1880–1921) |
|
42 Woodstock Road Golders Green NW11 8ER 51°34′20″N 0°12′00″W / 51.572325°N 0.200107°W |
2017 | 
|
42502 | |
| Frank Pick (1878–1941) |
|
15 Wildwood Road Golders Green NW11 6UP 51°34′40″N 0°10′55″W / 51.5776619998953°N 0.181981999999123°W |
1981 | 
|
282 | |
| Sir Karl Popper (1902–1994) |
|
16 Burlington Rise Oakleigh Park EN4 8NN 51°38′07″N 0°09′33″W / 51.6352749999627°N 0.159268999872009°W |
2008 | 
|
9680 | |
| Juan Pujol Garcia (1912–1988) |
|
35 Crespigny Road, Hendon NW4 3DU 51°34′51″N 0°13′47″W / 51.58074°N 0.22972°W |
2020 | 
|
51766 | |
| Little Tich (Harry Relph) (1867–1928) |
|
93 Shirehall Park Hendon NW4 2QU 51°34′41″N 0°12′57″W / 51.578064999878°N 0.215850000031878°W |
1969 | 
|
115 | |
| Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983) |
|
Bedegar's Lea, Kenwood Close Hampstead Garden Suburb NW3 7JL 51°34′15″N 0°10′27″W / 51.570788999813°N 0.174154999955341°W |
2009 | 
|
266 | |
| Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954) |
|
Gates House, Wyldes Close Hampstead NW11 7JB 51°34′10″N 0°10′54″W / 51.5695353536005°N 0.181584687491159°W |
2006 | 
|
10421 | |
| Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966) |
|
145 North End Road Golders Green NW11 7HT 51°34′10″N 0°11′10″W / 51.5695390001434°N 0.186159999954028°W |
1993 | 
|
702 |
Bexley[]
There are two blue plaques in the London Borough of Bexley.[3]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Red House, Red House Lane Bexleyheath DA6 8JF |
1969 | 
|
433 | |
| Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769–1822) |
|
Loring Hall, 8 Water Lane, North Cray Sidcup DA14 5ES |
1989 | 
|
292 |
Brent[]
There is one blue plaque in the London Borough of Brent.[4]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lucan (Arthur Trowle) 1887–1954 (see notes) |
|
11 Forty Lane Wembley HA9 9EA |
1978 | 
|
421 | The birth date listed on the plaque is incorrect, as Lucan was born in 1885.[5] |
Bromley[]
There are six blue plaques in the London Borough of Bromley.[6]
| Person | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Aldridge (1807–1867) |
"Shakespearian Actor 'The African Roscius' lived here" | 5 Hamlet Road Upper Norwood SE19 2AP |
2007 | 
|
| W. G. Grace (1848–1915) |
"Cricketer lived here" | Fairmount, Mottingham Lane Mottingham SE9 9AG |
1963 | 
|
| Prince Peter Kropotkin (1842–1921) |
"Theorist of Anarchism lived here" | 6 Crescent Road Sundridge Park BR1 3PW |
1989 | 
|
| Alexander Muirhead (1848–1920) |
"Electrical Engineer lived here" | 20 Church Road Shortlands BR2 0HP |
1981 | 
|
| Rachel McMillan (1859–1917) and Margaret McMillan (1860–1931) |
"Pioneers of Nursery Education lodged here" | 51 Tweedy Road Bromley BR1 3NH |
2009 | 
|
| Marie Stopes (1880–1958) |
"Promoter of sex education and birth control lived here 1880–1892" | 28 Cintra Park Upper Norwood SE19 2LH |
2010 | 
|
Camden[]
There are 175 blue plaques in the London Borough of Camden.[7]
Croydon[]
There are eleven blue plaques in the London Borough of Croydon.[8]
| Person | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) |
"Writer Lived Here" | 110 Auckland Road Upper Norwood SE19 2BY |
2014 | 
|
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912) |
"Composer of the 'Song of Hiawatha' lived here" | 30 Dagnall Park South Norwood SE25 5PH |
1975 | 
|
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) |
"Creator of Sherlock Holmes lived here 1891–1894" | 12 Tennison Road North Norwood SE25 5RT |
1973 | 
|
| Frederick George Creed (1871–1957) |
"Electrical Engineer Inventor of the Teleprinter lived and died here" | 20 Outram Road Addiscombe CR0 6XE |
1973 | 
|
| Peter Cushing (1913-1994) |
"Actor lived here" | 32 St James' Road Purley CR8 2DL |
2018 | 
|
| C. B. Fry (1872–1956) |
"All-round Sportsman was born here" | 144 St James's Road Croydon CR0 2UY |
2005 | 
|
| Will Hay (1888–1949) |
"Comic Actor and Astronomer lived here 1927–1934" | 45 The Chase Norbury SW16 3AE |
2000 | 
|
(1803–1893) and Frederick John Horniman (1835–1906) |
"Tea Merchants, Collectors and Public Benefactors lived here" | Coombe Cliff, Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5SP |
1988 | 
|
| W. F. R. Stanley (1829–1909) |
"Inventor, Manufacturer and Philanthropist founded and designed these halls and technical school" | Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill South Norwood SE25 6AB |
1993 | 
|
| Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) |
"Naturalist lived here" | 44 St Peter's Road South Croydon CR0 1RG |
1979 | 
|
| Emile Zola (1840–1902) |
"French Novelist lived here 1898–1899" | Queen's Hotel, 122 Church Road Upper Norwood SE19 2UG |
1990 | 
|
Ealing[]
There are six blue plaques in the London Borough of Ealing.[9]
| Person | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Balcon (1896–1977) |
"Film Producer worked here 1938–1956" | Ealing Studios, Ealing Green Ealing W5 5EP |
2005 | 
|
| Alan Dower Blumlein (1903–1942) |
"Electronics Engineer and Inventor lived here" | 37 The Ridings, Hanger Hill Ealing W5 3BT |
1977 | 
|
| Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1878–1960) |
"Lawn Tennis Champion lived here 1887–1907" | 7 North Common Road Ealing W5 2QB |
2005 | 
|
| John Lindley (1799–1865) |
"Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist lived here from 1836 and died here" | Bedford House, The Avenue Acton Green W4 2PJ |
2005 | 
|
| Fred Perry (1909–1995) |
"Tennis Champion lived here 1919–1935" | 223 Pitshanger Lane, Brentham Garden Estate Ealing W5 1RG |
2012 | 
|
| Richard Titmuss (1907–1973) |
"Social Scientist lived here 1951–1973" | 32 Twyford Avenue Acton W3 9QB |
2011 | 
|
Enfield[]
There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Enfield.[10]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coward (1905–1976) |
|
133 Chichester Road Edmonton N9 9DF |
2003 | 
|
6494 | |
|
|
Lamb's Cottage, Church Street Edmonton N9 9DY |
1999 | 
|
479 | |
| Stevie Smith (1902–1971) |
|
1 Avondale Road Palmers Green N13 4DX |
2005 | 
|
275 | |
| Joseph Whitaker (1820–1895) |
|
White Lodge, 68 Silver Street Enfield EN1 3EW |
1998 | 
|
14 |
Greenwich[]
There are 16 blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.[11]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Barlow (1812–1902) |
"Engineer lived and died here" | 145 Charlton Road Charlton SE7 7EZ |
1991 | 
|
| Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) |
"Poet Laureate lived here 1957–1972" | 6 Croom's Hill Greenwich SE10 8HL |
1998 | 
|
| Sir Frank Dyson (1868–1939) |
"Astronomer Royal lived here 1894–1906" | 6 Vanbrugh Hill Blackheath SE3 7UF |
1990 | 
|
| Sir Arthur Eddington O. M. (1882–1944) |
"Mathematician and Astrophysicist lived here" | 4 Bennett Park Blackheath SE3 9RB |
1974 | 
|
| GPO Film Unit | "GPO Film Unit later Crown Film Unit; pioneers of documentary film making had their studios here" | 47 Bennett Park Blackheath SE3 9RA |
2000 | 
|
| Charles Gounod (1813–1893) |
"Composer stayed here in 1870" | 15 Morden Road Blackheath SE3 0AA |
1961 | 
|
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) |
"American author stayed here in 1856" | 4 Pond Road Blackheath SE3 9JL |
1953 | 
|
| Richard Jefferies (1848–1887) |
"Naturalist and Writer lived here" | 59 Footscray Road Eltham SE9 2ST |
1986 | 
|
| William Lindley 1808–1900 and Sir William Heerlein Lindley 1853–1917 |
"Civil Engineers lived here" | 74 Shooters Hill Blackheath SE3 7BG |
2015 | 
|
| Herbert Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth (1888–1965) |
"Cabinet Minister and Leader of the London County Council lived here 1929–1960" | 55 Archery Road Eltham SE9 1HF |
1977 | 
|
| Donald McGill (1875–1962) |
"Postcard Cartoonist lived here" | 5 Bennett Park Blackheath SE3 9RA |
1977 | 
|
| Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) |
"Statesman and author Lived here" | Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk Blackheath SE10 8QX |
1937 | 
|
| Italo Svevo (1861–1928) |
"Ettore Schmitz alias Italo Svevo 1861–1928 Writer lived here 1903–1913" | 67 Charlton Church Lane Charlton SE7 7AB |
1999 | 
|
| Benjamin Waugh (1839–1908) |
"Founder of the NSPCC lived here" | 26 Croom's Hill Greenwich SE10 8ER |
1984 | 
|
| General James Wolfe (1727–1759) |
"Victor of Quebec lived here" | Macartney House Greenwich Park SE10 8HJ |
1909 | 
|
| Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913) |
"Field-Marshal Lived here" | Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk Blackheath SE10 8QX |
1937 | 
|
Hackney[]
There are seven blue plaques in the London Borough of Hackney.[12]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Defoe (1661–1731) |
"Lived in a house on this site" | 95 Stoke Newington Church Street Stoke Newington N16 0AS |
1932 | 
|
| Maria Dickin (1870–1951) |
"Promoter of animal welfare and founder of PDSA was born here" | 41 Cassland Road Hackney E9 7AL |
2015 | 
|
| Philip Henry Gosse (1810–1888) and Sir Edmund Gosse (1849–1928) |
"Here lived Philip Henry Gosse 1810–1888 Zoologist Sir Edmund Gosse 1849–1928 Writer and Critic born here" | 56 Mortimer Road De Beauvoir Town N1 5AP |
1983 | 
|
| Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928) |
"Pioneer of the Garden city movement lived here" | 50 Durley Road Stamford Hill N16 6JS |
1991 | 
|
| Marie Lloyd (1870–1922) |
"Music hall Artiste lived here" | 55 Graham Road Hackney E8 1PB |
1977 | 
|
| Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) |
"Scientist, Philosopher and Theologian was Minister to the Gravel Pit Meeting here in 1793–1794" | 7–8 Ram Place Hackney E9 6LT |
1985 | 
|
| Curtain Theatre | "The site of this building forms part of what was once the precinct of the priory of St. John the Baptist, Holywell, within a few yards stood from 1577 to 1598, the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays, and known as "The Theatre" | 86–88 Curtain Road Shoreditch EC2A 3AA |
1920 | 
|
Hammersmith and Fulham[]
There are 24 blue plaques in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[13]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) |
"Indian Spiritual Leader lived here 1884–1887" | 49 St Stephen's Avenue Shepherd's Bush W12 8JB |
2007 | 
|
| Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956) |
"Artist lived here" | Temple Lodge, 51 Queen Caroline Street Hammersmith W6 9QL |
1989 | 
|
| Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (1840–1922) |
"Founded the Doves Bindery and Doves Press in this house and later lived and died here" | 15 Upper Mall Chiswick W6 9TA |
1974 | 
|
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) |
"Poet and philosopher lived here" | 7 Addison Bridge Place West Kensington W14 8XP |
1950 | 
|
| Ellen Craft (c.1829–c.1891) William Craft (c.1824-1900) |
"Refugees from slavery and campaigners for its abolition lived here" | 26 Cambridge Grove Hammersmith W6 0LA |
1950 | 
|
| Sir Geoffrey De Havilland (1882–1965) |
"Aircraft designer lived here 1909–1910" | 32 Baron's Court Road Barons Court W14 9DT |
2001 | 
|
| Ouida (1839–1908) |
"Novelist lived here" | 11 Ravenscourt Square Hammersmith W6 0TW |
1952 | 
|
| George Devine (1910–1966) |
"Actor Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre 1956–1965 lived here" | 9 Lower Mall Chiswick W6 9DJ |
1992 | 
|
| Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) |
"Composer lived here 1890–1891" | 51 Avonmore Road West Kensington W14 8RT |
1962 | 
|
| Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) |
"Lived here as a law student" | 20 Baron's Court Road Barons Court W14 9DT |
1986 | 
|
| Marcus Garvey (1887–1940) |
"Pan-Africanist Leader lived and died here" | 53 Talgarth Road Barons Court W14 9DD |
2005 | 
|
| Sir Eugene Goossens (1893–1962) |
"This was the home of the Goossens family of musicians 1912–1927" | 70 Edith Road West Kensington W14 9AR |
1999 | 
|
| Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856–1925) |
"Novelist lived here 1885–1888" | 69 Gunterstone Road West Kensington W14 9BS |
1977 | 
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| Sir Alan Herbert (A. P .H.) (1890–1971) |
"Author, Humourist and reformist M.P. lived and died here" | 12 Hammersmith Terrace Chiswick W6 9TS |
1993 | 
|
| Gustav Holst (1874–1934) |
"Composer wrote The Planets and taught here" | St Paul's Girls' School Brook Green W6 7BS |
2004 | 
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| Edward Johnston (1872–1944) |
"Master Calligrapher lived here 1905–1912" | 3 Hammersmith Terrace Chiswick W6 9TS |
1977 | 
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| Harold Laski (1893–1950) |
"Teacher and political philosopher lived here 1926–1950" | 5 Addison Bridge Place West Kensington W14 8XP |
1974 | 
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| Sir Joseph Lyons (1847–1917) |
"Pioneer of mass catering lived here" | 11a Palace Mansions, Earsby Street West Kensington W14 8QN |
2016 | 
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| John Osborne (1929–1994) |
"Playwright lived here in a ground floor flat 1951–1955" | 53 Caithness Road Hammersmith W14 0JD |
2021 | 
|
| Eric Ravilious (1903–1942) |
"Artist lived here 1931–1935" | 48 Upper Mall Chiswick W6 9TA |
1991 | 
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| Sir Frank Short (1857–1945) |
"Engraver and painter lived here" | 56 Brook Green Brook Green W6 7BJ |
1951 | 
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| Silver Studio Arthur Silver (1853–1896) Harry Silver (1881–1971) Rex Silver (1879–1965) |
"The Silver Studio established here. Designers worked here." | 84 Brook Green Road Brook Green W6 7BS |
1981 | 
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| Sir Emery Walker (1851–1933) |
"Typographer and antiquary lived here 1903–1933" | Emery Walker house, 7 Hammersmith Terrace Chiswick W6 9TS |
1959 | 
|
| Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849–1924) |
"Stained Glass Artist lived here" | 19 Ravenscourt Road Hammersmith W6 0UH |
1983 | 
|
Haringey[]
There are ten blue plaques in the London Borough of Haringey.[14]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989) |
"England International Footballer lived here"[15] | 73 Lancaster Road Stroud Green N4 4PL |
2016 | 
|
| A.V.Hill (1886–1977) |
"Physiologist lived here 1923–1967"[16] | 16 Bishopswood Road Highgate N6 4NY |
2015 | 
|
| A. E. Housman (1859–1936) |
"Poet and scholar wrote "A Shropshire Lad" while living here" | 17 North Road Highgate N6 4BD |
1969 | 
|
| Luke Howard (1772–1864) |
"Namer of Clouds lived and died here" | 7 Bruce Grove Tottenham N17 6RA |
2002 | 
|
| BBC Television | "The world's first regular high definition television service was inaugurated here by the BBC 2 November 1936" | Alexandra Palace Wood Green N22 7AY |
1977 | 
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| Mary Kingsley (1862–1900) |
"Traveller and ethnologist lived here as a child" | 22 Southwood Lane Highgate N6 5EE |
1975 | 
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| Frank Matcham (1854–1920) |
"Theatre Architect lived here 1895–1904" | 10 Haslemere Road Crouch End N8 9QX |
2007 | 
|
| V. K. Krishna Menon (1896–1974) |
"Campaigner for Indian Independence lived here" | 30 Langdon Park Road Highgate N6 5QG |
2013 | 
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| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883–1966) |
"Indian Patriot and Philosopher lived here" | 65 Cromwell Avenue Highgate N6 5HS |
1985 | 
|
| Arthur Waley (1889–1966) |
"Poet, Translator and Orientalist lived and died here" | 50 Southwood Lane Highgate N6 9TS |
1995 | 
|
Harrow[]
There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Harrow.[17]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. M. Ballantyne (1825–1894) |
|
Duneaves, Mount Park Road Harrow HA1 3JS |
1979 | 
|
461 | |
| Sir Ambrose Heal (1872–1959) |
|
The Fives Court, Moss Lane Pinner HA5 3AG |
2013 | 
|
33138 | |
| W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944) |
|
75 Moss Lane Pinner HA5 3AZ |
1976 | 
|
632 | |
| Sir W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and Frederick Goodall (1822–1904) and Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912) |
|
Grim's Dyke, Old Redding Harrow Weald HA3 6SH |
1976 | 
|
10161 |
Hounslow[]
There are ten blue plaques in the London Borough of Hounslow.[18]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Beresford (1899–1977) |
|
19 Grove Park Gardens Chiswick W4 3RY |
2005 | 
|
358 | |
| Tommy Cooper (1921–1984) |
|
51 Barrowgate Road Chiswick W4 4QT |
2016 | 
|
41326 | |
| E. M. Forster (1879–1970) |
|
Arlington Park Mansions, Sutton Lane Turnham Green W4 4HE |
1983 | 
|
495 | The plaque was designed to fit into a narrow space, and is only twelve inches (30.5 cm) in diameter.[19] |
| Joseph Michael Gandy (1771–1843) |
|
58 Grove Park Terrace Chiswick W4 3QE |
2006 | 
|
219 | |
| Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962) |
|
2 Burlington Gardens Chiswick W4 4LT |
2011 | 
|
8222 | |
| Private Frederick Hitch V.C. (1856–1913) |
|
62 Cranbrook Road Turnham Green W4 2LJ |
2004 | 
|
612 | |
| Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) |
|
22 Gladstone Avenue Feltham TW14 9LL |
2016 | 
|
41802 | |
| Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944) |
|
27 Stamford Brook Road Chiswick W6 0XJ |
1976 | 
|
654 | |
| Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
|
110 Chiswick Lane South Chiswick W4 2LR |
1996 | 
|
99 | Pope's house is now the Mawson Arms, a Grade II* listed public house. |
| Johann Zoffany (1733–1810) |
|
65 Strand-on-the-Green Chiswick W4 3PF |
1973 | 
|
563 |
Islington[]
There are 17 blue plaques in the London Borough of Islington.[20]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Caslon (1692–1766) |
"The Foundry established by William Caslon Typefounder 1692–1766 stood on this site 1737–1909" | 21–23 Chiswell Street Moorgate EC1Y 4SD |
1958 | 
|
| Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) |
"Lived here" | 25 Highbury Place Highbury N5 1QP |
1915 | 
|
| Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877) |
"Philanthropist 'The Emigrants' Friend' lived here" | 32 Charlton Place Islington N1 8AJ |
1983 | 
|
| "Collins Music Hall was here from 1862 to 1958" | 10–11 Islington Green Islington N1 2XH |
1986 | 
| |
| Amelia Edwards (1831–1892) |
"Egyptologist and writer lived here" | 19 Wharton Street Islington WC1X 9PT |
1926 | 
|
| Dame Gracie Fields (1898–1979) |
"Singer and Entertainer lived here" | 72A Upper Street Islington N1 0NY |
2011 | 
|
| David Gestetner (1854–1939) |
"Developer of Office Copying Machinery lived here 1898–1939" | 124 Highbury New Park Highbury N5 2DR |
2011 | 
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| Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837) |
"Clown lived here 1818–1828" | 56 Exmouth Market Clerkenwell EC1R 4QE |
1989 | 
|
(1845–1919) |
"Philanthropist who founded workshops for disabled girls nearby lived here" | 8 Sekforde Street Clerkenwell EC1R 0HD |
1997 | 
|
| Edward Irving (1792–1834) |
"Founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church lived here" | 4 Claremont Square Islington N1 9LY |
1982 | 
|
| Charles Lamb (1775–1834) |
"Essayist Lived Here" | 64 Duncan Terrace Islington N1 8AG |
1907 | 
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| George Leybourne (1842–1884) |
""Champagne Charlie" 1842–1884 Music Hall Comedian lived and died here" | 136 Englefield Road De Beauvoir Town N1 3LQ |
2013 | 
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| Louis Macneice (1907–1963) |
"Poet lived here 1947–1952" | 52 Canonbury Park South Islington N1 2JG |
1996 | 
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| Samuel Phelps (1804–1878) |
"Tragedian lived here" | 8 Canonbury Square Islington N1 2AU |
1911 | 
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| Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793–1864) |
"Artist who portrayed London lived here" | 26 Batchelor Street Islington N1 0EG |
1976 | 
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| Sir Basil Spence (1907–1976) |
"Architect lived and worked here" | 1 Canonbury Place Canonbury N1 2NG |
2011 | 
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| John Wesley (1703–1791) |
"Lived here" | 47 City Road Islington EC1Y 1AU |
1926 | 
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Kensington and Chelsea[]
There are 186 blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[21]
Kingston upon Thames[]
There are five blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.[22]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Bestall (1892–1986) |
|
58 Cranes Park Surbiton KT5 8AS |
2006 | 
|
41 |
|
| Enid Blyton (1897–1968) |
|
207 Hook Road Chessington KT9 1EA |
2007 | 
|
353 |
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| Sir Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell (1885–1948), (1921–1967) |
|
Canbury School, Kingston Hill Kingston upon Thames KT2 7LN |
2010 | 
|
4872 | |
| The former works of the Cooper Car Company |
|
Hollyfield Road Surbiton KT5 9AL |
2018 | 
|
50049 | |
| Dame Nelly Melba (1861–1931) |
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Coombe House, Devey Close, (off Beverley Lane) Coombe KT2 7DT |
2000 | 
|
10034 |
Lambeth[]
There are 27 blue plaques in the London Borough of Lambeth.[23]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Barry (1795–1860) |
"Architect lived and died here" | The Elms, 29 Clapham SW4 9SP |
1950 | 
|
| Sir Arnold Bax (1883–1953) |
"Composer was born here" | 13 Pendennis Road Streatham SW16 2SS |
1993 | 
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| Lilian Baylis (1874–1937) |
"Manager of the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theatres lived and died here" | 27 Stockwell Park Road Stockwell SW9 0AP |
1974 | 
|
| John Francis Bentley (1839–1902) |
"Architect lived here" | 43 Old Town Clapham SW4 0JL |
1950 | 
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| William Bligh (1754–1817) |
"Commander of the "Bounty" lived here" | 100 Lambeth Road Lambeth SE1 7PT |
1952 | 
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| Angela Carter (1940–1992) |
"Writer lived here from 1976" | 107 The Chase Clapham SW4 0NR |
2019 | 
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| Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) |
"Actor and Film-maker lived here in Flat 15 1908–1910" | 15 Glenshaw Mansions, Brixton Road, Kennington SW9 0DS | 2017 | 
|
| London County Hall | "The County Hall the home of London government from 1922 to 1986 LCC 1889–1965 GLC 1965–1986" | London County Hall South Bank SE1 7PB |
1986 | 
|
| David Cox (1783–1859) |
"Artist lived here" | 34 Foxley Road Camberwell SW9 6ES |
1951 | 
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| Henry Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) |
"Pioneer in the scientific study of sex lived here" | 14 Dover Mansions, Canterbury Crescent Brixton SW9 7QF |
1981 | 
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| Graham Greene (1904–1991) |
"Writer lived here 1935–1940" | 14 Clapham Common Northside Clapham SW4 0RF |
2011 | 
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| Sir Phillip Ben Greet (1857–1936) |
"Actor-manager lived here" | 160 Lambeth Road Lambeth SE1 7DF |
1961 | 
|
| Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) |
"Norwegian Composer stayed here when performing in London" | 47 Clapham Common Northside Clapham SW4 0AA |
2004 | 
|
| Arthur Henderson (1863–1935) |
"Statesman lived here" | 13 Rodenhurst Road Clapham SW4 8AE |
1980 | 
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| Sir Jack Hobbs (1882–1963) |
"Cricketer lived here" | 17 Englewood Road Clapham SW12 9PA |
1986 | 
|
| Inner London Education Authority | "The home of inner London's education service from 1922 ILEA succeeding the London School Board 1870–1904 and the LCC 1904–1965" | London County Hall South Bank SE1 7PB |
1986 | 
|
| C. L. R. James (1901–1989) |
"West Indian Writer and Political Activist lived and died here" | 165 Railton Road Brixton SE24 0JX |
2004 | 
|
| Dan Leno (1860–1904) |
"Music-hall comedian lived here 1898-1901" | 56 Akerman Road Camberwell SW9 6SN |
1962 | 
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| Margaret Lockwood (1916-1990) |
"Actress lived here" | 14 Highland Road, Upper Norwood SE19 1DP |
2018 | 
|
| Zachary Macaulay (1768–1838) and Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800–1859) |
"Zachary Macaulay philanthropist and his son Thomas Babington Macaulay afterwards Lord Macaulay lived here" | 5 The Pavement Clapham SW4 0JD |
1930 | 
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| Arthur Mee (1875–1943) |
"Journalist, author and topographer lived here" | 27 Lanercost Road Tulse Hill SW2 4DP |
1991 | 
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| Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976) |
"Field Marshal...was born here" | Oval House, 52–54 Kennington Kennington Oval SE11 5SW |
1987 | 
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| John Ruskin (1819–1900) |
"Lived in a house on this site" | 26 Herne Hill Herne Hill SE24 9QS |
1926 | 
|
| Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) |
"Japanese Novelist lived here 1901–1902" | 81 The Chase Clapham SW4 0NR |
2002 | 
|
| Violette Szabo (1921–1945) |
"Secret Agent lived here she gave her life for the French Resistance" | 18 Burnley Road Stockwell SW9 0SJ |
1981 | 
|
| Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) |
"Painter lived here 1873–1874" | 87 Hackford Road South Lambeth SW9 0RE |
1973 | 
|
| William Wilberforce (1759–1833) |
"William Wilberforce and 'The Clapham Sect' worshipped in this church. Their campaigning resulted in the abolition of slavery in British Dominions, 1833" | Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common Clapham SW4 0QZ |
1984 | 
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Lewisham[]
There are eleven blue plaques in the London Borough of Lewisham.[24]
| Person | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Elroy Flecker (1885–1915) |
"Poet and Dramatist was born here" | 9 Gilmore Road Lee SE13 5AD |
1986 | 
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| James Glaisher (1809–1903) |
"Astronomer, Meteorologist and pioneer of weather forecasting lived here" | 20 Dartmouth Hill Blackheath SE10 8AJ |
1974 | 
|
| Sir George Grove (1820–1900) |
"Promoter of Musical Knowledge lived here" | 14 Westwood Hill Sydenham SE26 6QR |
2016 | 
|
| Frederick John Horniman (1835–1906) |
"The Horniman Museum and Gardens were given to the people of London in 1901 by Frederick John Horniman who lived near this site" | Horniman Museum, London Road Forest Hill SE23 3PQ |
1985 | 
|
| Eleanor Marx (1855–1898) |
"Socialist Campaigner lived and died here" | 7 Jews Walk Sydenham SE26 6PJ |
2008 | 
|
| Sir James Clark Ross (1800–1862) |
"Polar Explorer lived here" | 2 Eliot Place Blackheath SE3 0QL |
1960 | 
|
| Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) |
"Antarctic Explorer Lived here" | 12 Westwood Hill Sydenham SE26 6QR |
1928 | 
|
| Samuel Smiles (1812–1904) |
"Author of Self-Help lived here" | 11 Granville Park Lewisham SE13 7DY |
1959 | 
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| John Tallis (1816–1876) |
"Publisher of London Street Views lived here" | 233 New Cross Road New Cross Gate SE14 5UH |
1978 | 
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| Sir Stanley Unwin (1884–1968) |
"Publisher was born here" | 13 Handen Road Lee SE12 8NP |
1984 | 
|
| Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) |
"Writer lived here" | 6 Tressillian Crescent Lewisham SE4 1QJ |
1960 | 
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Merton[]
There are eleven blue plaques in the London Borough of Merton.[25]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Butler (1828–1906) |
|
8 North View Wimbledon SW19 4UJ |
2001 | 
|
354 | |
| Sir Ernst Chain (1906–1979) |
|
9 North View Wimbledon SW19 4UJ |
1973 | 
|
177 | |
| Robert Graves (1895–1985) |
|
1 Lauriston Road Wimbledon SW19 4TL |
1995 | 
|
1369 | |
| Georgette Heyer (1902–1974) |
|
103 Woodside Wimbledon SW19 7BA |
2015 | 
|
39682 | |
| John Innes (1829–1904) |
|
Manor House, Watery Lane Wimbledon SW20 9AD |
1978 | 
|
339 | |
| Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble) (1867-1911) |
|
21A High Street Wimbledon SW19 5DX |
2017 | 
|
44019 | |
| Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972) |
|
4 Berkeley Place Wimbledon SW19 4NN |
2002 | 
|
673 | |
| Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) |
|
Eagle House, High Street Wimbledon SW19 5EF |
2005 | 
|
205 | |
| Lionel Tertis (1876–1975) |
|
42 Marryat Road Wimbledon SW19 5BD |
2015 | 
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39563 | |
|
|
Beech Holme, 49 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NB |
2004 | 
|
257 |
Newham[]
There are two blue plaques in the London Borough of Newham.[26]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Holloway (1890–1971) |
|
25 Albany Road Manor Park E12 5BE |
2009 | 
|
1995 | |
| Will Thorne (1857–1946) |
|
1 Lawrence Road Plaistow E13 0QD |
1987 | 
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449 |
Redbridge[]
There are three blue plaques in the London Borough of Redbridge.[27]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Attlee (1883–1967) |
|
17 Monkhams Avenue Woodford Green IG8 0GB |
1984 | 
|
589 | |
| Albert Mansbridge (1831–1913) |
|
198 Windsor Road Ilford IG1 1HE |
1967 | 
|
90 | |
| Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (1903–1971) |
|
19 Colenso Road, Seven Kings, Ilford IG2 7AG |
2021 | 
|
54853 |
Richmond upon Thames[]
There are twenty six blue plaques in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[28]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Beard (1717–1791) and William Ewart (1798–1869) |
"John Beard c.1717–1791 Singer and William Ewart 1798–1869 Promoter of public libraries lived here" | Hampton Branch Library, Rose Hill Hampton TW12 2AB |
1992 | 
|
| Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716–1783) |
"Landscape Architect lived here 1764–1783" | Wilderness House, Moat Lane, Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court KT8 9AR |
2011 | 
|
| Sir Edwin Chadwick (1801–1890) |
"Public Health Reformer lived here" | 5 Montague Road Richmond TW3 1LB |
1992 | 
|
| Sir Noël Coward (1899–1973) |
"Actor, Playwright and Songwriter born here" | 131 Waldegrave Road Teddington TW11 8BB |
1995 | 
|
| Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) |
"Poet lived here 1940–1956" | South End House, Montpelier Row Twickenham TW1 2NQ |
1995 | 
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| Dame Ninette de Valois (1898–2001) |
"Founder of the Royal Ballet lived here 1962–1982" | 14 The Terrace, Barnes SW13 0NP | 2006 | 
|
| Richard Dimbleby (1913–1965) |
"Broadcaster lived here 1937–1939" | Cedar Court, Sheen Lane East Sheen SW14 8LY |
2013 | 
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| Henry Fielding (1707–1754) |
"Novelist lived here" | Milbourne House, Station Road, Barnes Green Barnes SW13 0LW |
1978 | 
|
| David Garrick (1717–1779) |
"Actor lived here" | Garrick's Villa, Hampton Court Road TW12 2EJ |
1970 | 
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| Kathleen Godfree (1896–1992) |
"Kathleen ('Kitty') Godfree née McKane 1896–1992 Lawn Tennis Champion lived here 1936–1992" | 55 York Avenue East Sheen SW14 7LQ |
2006 | 
|
| James Henry Greathead (1844–1896) |
"Railway and Tunnelling Engineer lived here 1885–1889" | 3 St Mary's Grove Barnes SW13 0JA |
2000 | 
|
| Sir William Hooker (1785–1865) and Sir Joseph Hooker (1817–1911) |
"Botanists Directors of Kew Gardens lived here" | 49 Kew Green Kew TW9 3AA |
2010 | 
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| Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
"Composer and teacher lived here 1946–1983" | 3 Beverley Close Barnes SW13 0EH |
2011 | 
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| Arthur Hughes (1832–1915) |
"Pre-Raphaelite Painter lived and died here" | Eastside House, 22 Kew Green Kew TW9 3BH |
1993 | 
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| Dame Celia Johnson (1908–1982) |
"Actress was born here" | 46 Richmond Hill Richmond TW10 4QX |
2008 | 
|
| Henry Labouchere (1831–1912) |
"Radical MP and Journalist lived here 1881–1903" | St James independent school for Boys, Pope's Villa, 19 Cross Deep Twickenham TW1 4QG |
2000 | 
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| Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) |
"In this house John Henry Newman 1801–1890 later Cardinal Newman spent some of his early years" | Grey Court, Ham Street Ham TW10 7HN |
1981 | 
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| Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842) |
"General, Statesman and Liberator of Chile lived and studied here" | Clarence House, 2 The Vineyard Richmond TW10 6AQ |
1994 | 
|
| Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948) |
"Artist lived here" | 39 Westmoreland Road Barnes SW13 9RZ |
1984 | 
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| James Thomson (1700–1748) |
"Poet Author of "Rule, Britannia!" lived and died here" | The Royal Hospital, Kew Foot Road Richmond TW9 2TE |
2005 | 
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| J.M.W. Turner R.A. (1775–1851) |
"Painter designed and lived in this house" | Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Road Twickenham TW1 2LR |
1977 | 
|
| Ardaseer Cursetjee (1808-1877) |
"Civil Engineer lived here from 1868" | 55 Sheen Road, TW9 1YH | 2021 | 
|
| Sir Robert Watson-Watt (1892-1973) |
"Pioneer of Radar lived here" | 287 Sheen Lane East Sheen SW14 8RN |
2017 | 
|
| Edward Whymper (1840–1911) |
"Mountaineer lived here 1907–1911" | 82 Waldegrave Road Teddington TW11 8NY |
2011 | 
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| Leonard Woolf (1880–1969) and Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) |
"In this house Leonard and Virginia Woolf lived 1915–1924 and founded the Hogarth Press 1917" | Hogarth House, 34 Paradise Road Richmond TW9 1SE |
1976 | 
|
| Sir Christopher Wren (1623–1732) |
"Architect lived here" | The Old Court House, Hampton Court Green East Molesey KT8 9BS 51°24′19″N 0°20′32″W / 51.4052492°N 0.3421341°W |
1996 | 
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Southwark[]
There are 19 blue plaques in the London Borough of Southwark.[29]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Logie Baird (1888–1946) |
"Television pioneer lived here" | 3 Crescent Wood Road Sydenham SE26 6RT |
1977 | 
|
| Annie Besant (1847–1933) |
"Social Reformer lived here in 1874" | 39 Colby Road Gipsy Hill SE19 1HA |
1963 | 
|
| Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) |
"Lived here" | 188 Camberwell Grove Denmark Hill SE5 8RJ |
1920 | 
|
| Sir Alan Cobham (1894–1973) |
"Aviator was born here" | 78 Denman Road Peckham SE15 5NR |
2003 | 
|
| Henry Cotton (1907-1987) |
"Champion Golfer lived here" | 47 Crystal Palace Road East Dulwich SE22 9EX |
2017 | 
|
| Dr. Charles Vickery Drysdale (1874–1961) |
"A founder of the Family Planning Association opened his first birth control clinic here in 1921" | 153a East Street Walworth SE17 2SD |
1988 | 
|
| Gerald Durrell (1925–1995) |
"Zoologist and writer lived here as a child" | 43 Alleyn Park Dulwich SE21 8AT |
1990 | 
|
| C. S. Forester (1899–1966) |
"Novelist lived here" | 58 Underhill Road East Dulwich SE22 0QT |
1990 | 
|
| Leslie Howard (1893–1943) |
"Actor and Film Director lived here" | 45 Farquhar Road Upper Norwood SE19 1SS |
2013 | 
|
| Derek Jarman (1942–1994) |
"Film-maker, artist and gay rights activist lived and worked here" | Butler's Wharf Building, 36 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YE | 2019 | 
|
| Boris Karloff (1887–1969) |
"William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff 1887–1969 Actor was born here" | 36 Forest Hill Road Peckham Rye SE22 0RR |
1998 | 
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| Dr. Harold Moody (1882–1947) |
"Campaigner for Racial Equality lived and worked here" | 164 Queens Road Peckham SE15 2HP |
1995 | 
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| Scipio Africanus Mussabini (1867–1927) |
"Athletics Coach lived here" | 84 Burbage Road Herne Hill SE24 9HE |
2012 | 
|
| George Myers (1803–1875) |
"Master Builder lived here 1842–1853" | 131 St George's Road Southwark SE1 6HY |
1999 | 
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| Percy Lane Oliver (1878–1944) |
"Founder of the First Voluntary Blood Donor Service lived and worked here" | 5 Colyton Road Peckham Rye SE22 0NE |
1979 | 
|
| Dr. Innes Pearse and Dr George Scott Williamson (1889–1978) (1884–1953) |
"founded the Pioneer Health Centre here in 1926" | 142 Queen's Road Peckham SE15 2HP |
2013 | 
|
| Sax Rohmer (1883–1959) |
"Sax Rohmer [Arthur Henry Ward] 1883–1959 Creator of Dr. Fu Manchu lived here" | 51 Herne Hill Herne Hill SE24 9NE |
1985 | 
|
| Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1830–1908) |
"First Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade lived here 1878–1891" | Winchester House, 94 Southwark Bridge Road Borough SE1 0EG |
2000 | 
|
| Sir Francis Pettit Smith (1808–1874) |
"Pioneer of the Screw Propeller lived here 1864–1870" | Fountain House, 17 Sydenham Hill Sydenham SE26 6SH |
2007 | 
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Sutton[]
There is a single blue plaque in the London Borough of Sutton.[30]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hale White (aka "Mark Rutherford") 1831–1913 |
|
19 Park Hill Carshalton SM5 3SA |
1979 | 
|
616 |
Tower Hamlets[]
There are 21 blue plaques in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[31]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Barnardo (1845–1905) |
"Began his work for children in a building on this site in 1866" | 58 Solent House, Ben Jonson Road Stepney E1 3NN |
1953 | 
|
| Thomas Barnardo (1845–1905) |
"Founder of Dr Barnardo's Homes for children lived here 1875–1879" | 32 Bow Road Bow E3 4LN |
2016 | 
|
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786–1845) |
"Anti–Slavery Campaigner lived and worked here" | The Directors' House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane Shoreditch E1 |
2007 | 
|
| Edith Cavell (1865–1915) |
"Pioneer of Modern Nursing in Belgium and Heroine of the Great War trained and worked here 1896–1901" | London Hospital, Whitechapel Road Whitechapel E1 1BB |
1988 | 
|
| Reverend P. T. B. 'Tubby' Clayton (1885–1972) |
"Founder of Toc H lived here" | 43 Trinity Square Tower Hill EC3N 4DJ |
1995 | 
|
| Sir Jack Cohen (1898–1979) |
"Entrepreneur Founder of Tesco Stores lived here as a child" | 91 Ashfield Street Whitechapel E1 2HA |
2009 | 
|
| Captain James Cook (1728–1779) |
"On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook 1728–1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer" | 88 Mile End Road Mile End E1 4UN |
1970 | 
|
| Bud Flanagan (1896–1968) |
"Comedian and Leader of the 'Crazy Gang' born here" | 12 Hanbury Street Spitalfields E1 6QR |
1996 | 
|
| Flying Bomb (13 June 1944) |
"The First Flying Bomb on London Fell Here 13 June 1944" | Railway Bridge, Grove Road Bow E3 |
1988 | 
|
| Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) |
"Stayed here in 1931" | Kingsley Hall, Powis Road Bromley by Bow E3 3HJ |
1954 | 
|
| Anna Maria Garthwaite (1690–1763) |
"Designer of Spitalfields Silks lived and worked here" | 2 Princelet Street Spitalfields E1 6QH |
1998 | 
|
| Mark Gertler (1891–1939) |
"Painter lived here" | 32 Elder Street Spitalfields E1 6BT |
2000 | 
|
| SS Great Eastern (1847–1929) |
"THE GREAT EASTERN (launched 1858) largest steamship of the century was built here by I.K. Brunel and J.Scott Russell" | Burrells Wharf, 262 Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3TP | 1954 | 
|
| John Richard Green (1837–1883) |
"Historian of the English people Lived here 1866–1869" | St Philip's Vicarage, 38 Newark Street Whitechapel E1 2AA |
1910 | 
|
| The Reverend St. John Groser (1890–1966) |
"Priest and Social Reformer lived here" | Royal Foundation of St Katherine, 2 Butcher Row Limehouse E14 8DS |
1990 | 
|
| Mary Hughes (1860–1941) |
"Friend of All in Need lived and worked here 1926–1941" | 71 Vallance Road Bethnal Green E2 5BS |
1961 | 
|
| Dr. Jimmy Mallon C. H. (1874–1961) |
"Warden of Toynbee Hall Champion of Social Reform lived here" | Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street Whitechapel E1 6LS |
1984 | 
|
| Ratcliff Cross | "This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Borough, Sir Martin Frobisher and other navigators who, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, set sail from this reach of the River Thames near Ratcliff Cross to explore the northern seas" | King Edward Memorial Park, The Highway, Shadwell, London E1 | 1922 | 
|
| Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918) |
"Poet and Painter lived in the East End and studied here" | , 77 High Street Whitechapel E1 7QX |
1987 | 
|
(1847–1929) |
"Vicar of St Peter's, London Docks lived here 1884–1929" | Clergy House, Wapping Lane Shadwell E1W 2RW |
1961 | 
|
| Israel Zangwill (1864–1926) |
"Writer and Philanthropist lived here" | 288 Old Ford Road Old Ford E3 5SP |
1965 | 
|
Waltham Forest[]
There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Waltham Forest .[32]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliott Verdon Roe (1877–1958) |
|
Railway arches at Walthamstow Marsh Railway Viaduct, Walthamstow Marshes Walthamstow E17 |
1983 | 
|
491 | |
| Harry Beck (1902–1974) |
|
14 Wesley Road Leyton E10 6JF |
2013 | 
|
12256 | |
| James Hilton (1900–1954) |
|
42 Oakhill Gardens Woodford Green IG8 9DY |
1997 | 
|
529 | |
| Solomon T. Plaatje (1876–1932) |
|
25 Carnarvon Road Walthamstow E10 6DW |
1986 | 
|
163 |
Wandsworth[]
There are twenty eight blue plaques in the London Borough of Wandsworth.[33]
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richard Archer (1863–1932) |
"Mayor of Battersea who fought social and racial injustice lived here" | 55 Brynmaer Road Battersea SW11 4EN |
2013 | 
|
| H. M. Bateman (1887–1970) |
"Cartoonist lived here 1910–1914" | 40 Nightingale Lane Clapham SW12 8TF |
1997 | 
|
| Edvard Beneš (1884–1948) |
"President of Czechoslovakia lived here" | 26 Gwendolen Avenue Putney SW15 6EH |
1978 | 
|
| John Burns (1858–1943) |
"Statesman lived here" | 110 Clapham Common Northside Clapham SW4 0JL |
1950 | 
|
| Norman Douglas (1868–1952) |
"Writer lived here" | 63 Albany Mansions, Albert Bridge Road Battersea SW11 4QA |
1980 | 
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| Gus Elen (1862–1940) |
"Music Hall Comedian lived here" | 3 Thurleigh Avenue Balham SW12 8AN |
1979 | 
|
| George Eliot (1819–1880) |
"Novelist lived here" | Holly Lodge, 31 Wimbledon Park Road Wimbledon SW18 5SJ |
1905 | 
|
| Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) |
"Sculptor and Artist worked here 1913-1914" | 25 Winthorpe Road Putney SW15 2LW |
2017 | 
|
| Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) |
"Poet and novelist lived here 1878–1881" | 172 Trinity Road Tooting SW17 7HT |
1962 | 
|
| G. A. Henty (1832–1902) |
"Author lived here" | 33 Lavender Gardens Clapham SW11 1DJ |
1953 | 
|
| Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) |
"Poet lived and studied at Manresa House" | Gatepost at Manresa House, Holybourne Avenue Roehampton SW15 4JD |
1979 | 
|
| Sir Robert Hunter (1844-1913) |
Co-founder of the National Trust lived here 1869-1872 | 5 Louvaine Road, Battersea SW11 2AQ | 2020 | 
|
| Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885–1934) |
"Sculptor lived and died here" | 67 Albert Bridge Road Battersea SW11 4QE |
2000 | 
|
| Fred Knee (1868–1914) |
"London Labour Party Pioneer and Housing Reformer lived here" | 24 Sugden Road Clapham SW11 5EF |
1986 | 
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| Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950) |
"Music Hall Artiste lived here 1903–1911" | 46 Longley Road Tooting SW17 9LL |
1969 | 
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| Ted "Kid" Lewis (1893–1970) |
"World Champion Boxer lived and died here" | Nightingale House, Nightingale Lane Balham SW12 8NB |
2003 | 
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| Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1929-1992) |
"Prime Minister lived here" | 3 Routh Road Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth SW18 3SW |
2004 | 
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| Sir Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992) |
"Choreographer lived here" | 14 Lyford Road , Wandsworth SW18 3LG |
2004 | 
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| Seán O'Casey (1880–1964) |
"Playwright lived here at flat No 49" | 49 Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive Battersea SW11 4EZ |
1993 | 
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| Fred Russell (1862–1957) |
"Father of Modern Ventriloquism lived here in flat No.71 1914–1926" | 71 Kenilworth Court, Lower Richmond Road Putney SW15 1EN |
2009 | 
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| Abdus Salam (1926–1996) |
"Physicist, Nobel Laureate and champion of science in developing countries lived here" | 8 Campion Road Putney SW16 6NW |
2020 | 
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| Sir Edwin Saunders (1814–1901) |
"Dentist to Queen Victoria lived and died here" | Fairlawn, 89 Wimbledon Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5LR |
1997 | 
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| Short Brothers Eustace Short (1875–1932) Horace Short (1872–1917) Oswald Short (1883–1969) |
"Aeronautical Engineers worked in arches 75 and 81" | Arch 75, Queen's Circus Battersea Park SW8 4ND |
2013 | 
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| Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892) |
"Preacher Lived Here" | 99 Nightingale Lane Balham SW12 8LZ |
1914 | 
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| Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) and Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914) |
"Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) – Poet – and his friend Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914) Poet-Novelist-Critic Lived and died here" | The Pines, 11 Putney Hill Putney SW15 6BA |
1926 | 
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| Edward Thomas (1878–1917) |
"Essayist and poet lived here" | 61 Shelgate Road Clapham SW11 1BA |
1949 | 
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| John Walter (1739–1812) |
"Founder of The Times lived here" | 113 Clapham Common Northside Clapham SW4 9SN |
1977 | 
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| William Wilberforce (1759–1833) |
"On the site behind this house stood until 1904 Broomwood House (formerly Broomfield) where William Wilberforce resided during the campaign against slavery which he successfully conducted in Parliament" | 111 Broomwood Road Battersea SW11 6JTJ |
1906 | 
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| Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912) |
"Antarctic explorer and naturalist lived here" | Battersea Vicarage, 42 Vicarage Crescent Battersea SW11 3LD |
1935 | 
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City of London[]
There is a single blue plaque in the City of London.[34]
| Subject | Inscription | Location | Year installed | Photo | Open Plaques ref |
Notes |
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| Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 |
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Dr Johnson's House, Gough Square Holborn EC4A 3DE |
1876 | 
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1364 | This is one of the 15 surviving plaques erected by the Royal Society of Arts. |
City of Westminster[]
There are 319 blue plaques in the City of Westminster.[35]
See also[]
- List of blue plaques
References[]
- ^ Slawson, Nicola (26 July 2016). "Childhood home of Bobby Moore receives English Heritage plaque". Retrieved 16 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Barnet. English Heritage. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Bexley. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Brent. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Arthur Lucan (1885–1954)". Blue plaque search – Arthur Lucan. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Bromley. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Camden. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Croydon. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Ealing. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Enfield. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Greenwich. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Hackney. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Hammersmith and Fulham. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Haringey. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Cunningham, Laurie (1956–1989)". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "A.V. HILL, Nobel Prize winner and Sports Medicine Pioneer". Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Harrow. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Hounslow. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "E. M. Forster (1879–1970)". Blue plaque search – E. M. Forster. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Islington. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Kingston upon Thames. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Lambeth. English Heritage. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Lewisham. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Merton. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Newham. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Redbridge. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Southwark. English Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Sutton. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Tower Hamlets. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Waltham Forest. English Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – Wandsworth. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – City of London. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Search Blue Plaques". Blue plaques search – City of Westminster. English Heritage. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links[]
- English Heritage plaques recorded on openplaques.org
- English Heritage – Blue plaques
- English Heritage – Search blue plaques
- London has 933 blue plaques plotted on this new interactive map — find out who's lived near you Interactive map by Esri April 2018
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