Blue Plaques
London's blue plaques scheme, founded in 1866, is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world and has inspired many other schemes across London, the UK and even further afield.
Run successively by the (Royal) Society of Arts, the London County Council, the Greater London Council, and since 1986, English Heritage, it commemorates the link between notable figures of the past and the buildings in which they lived and worked. It is a uniquely successful means of connecting people and place.
Here are the ones I have found and actually had a camera with me or at least thought to take a picture:
London's blue plaques scheme, founded in 1866, is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world and has inspired many other schemes across London, the UK and even further afield.
Run successively by the (Royal) Society of Arts, the London County Council, the Greater London Council, and since 1986, English Heritage, it commemorates the link between notable figures of the past and the buildings in which they lived and worked. It is a uniquely successful means of connecting people and place.
Here are the ones I have found and actually had a camera with me or at least thought to take a picture:
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| Located in Notting Hill |
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| Located in Soho |
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| Near Charing Cross Station |
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| Located near Embankment/Charing Cross... Herman Melville...Author of Moby Dick |
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| Located in Covent Garden...sadly when I took this it's above a T.G.I.Fridays... |
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| Charles Dickens ran his magazine from this location and also lived here... Covent Garden area |
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| Located off Oxford Street |
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| Located near Regents Park |
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| Located near Regents Park |
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| If you cant read it, its Marie Tempest (an actress)... Located near Regents Park |
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| Located on Regents Park Road |
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| Located in Camden, near Chalk Farm Station |
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| Chelsea/Sloane Square area |
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| Located in Hammersmith |
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| Located in Kensington |
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| Located in Belgrave |
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| Sir John Lubbock: Located in Begrave/Soane Square area - we owe the Bank Holiday to this guy |
