List of blue plaques

Edvard Benes blue plaque, 26 Gwendolen Avenue, Putney

This list of blue plaques is an annotated list of people or events in the United Kingdom that have been commemorated by blue plaques. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings to commemorate either a famous person who lived or worked in the building (or site) or an event that occurred within the building.^[1]

London/English Heritage plaques

A list of blue plaques issued by English Heritage or its three predecessors in administering the blue plaque programme: the Society of Arts (1866–1901), the London County Council (1901–1965), and the Greater London Council (1965–1986) is linked above.^[1] The entries in the lists in are based on information from the English Heritage website. The issuing of the plaques was suspended from 1915 to 1919 and 1940 to 1947 due to the two world wars.^[2] It was announced in 2013 that the scheme would be indefinitely suspended until 2014 due to a 34% cut in English Heritage's budget,^[2] but it was able to continue thanks to private donations.^[2][3]

Other similar plaques

Other plaques issued by local authorities, societies, companies, or private individuals that emulate the style and function of the plaques issued by English Heritage and its predecessors.

People

Person	Notability	Address	Year Issued	Issued by	Photo
Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843)	Inventor of machinery for large scale cotton spinning	Lumford House Bakewell, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[4]
Francis William Aston (1877–1945)	Scientist, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 1922	Tennal House Tennal Road, Birmingham	2007
Charles Babbage (1791–1871)	Mathematician, astronomer and computer pioneer	1a Dorset Street, W1		Westminster City Council[5]
Charles Babbage (1791–1871)	Mathematician, astronomer and computer pioneer	Corner of Larcom Street and Walworth Road, SE17		Southwark Council[6]
Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977)	Chief Guide of the Girl Guides	Shentall Memorial Gardens Chesterfield, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[7]
William Barron (1805-1891)	Designer of Elvaston Castle Gardens		2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]
John Logie Baird (1888–1946)		132-5 Long Acre, WC2		The Royal Television Society
Harry Beck (1903–1974)	Creator of the schematic Tube map	Finchley Central tube station, N3		London Regional Transport (grey)
Elizabeth Bell (1862–1934)	Physician, Suffragist	Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland	2016	Ulster Historical Society (blue)
Jack Kid Berg (1909–1991)	Boxer	Noble Court, Cable Street, E1		Stepney Historical Society (blue)
Hannah Billig (1901–1987)	Physician	198 Cable Street, E1		London Borough of Tower Hamlets[9]
Sir William Bragg (1862–1942)	Scientist, Joint Nobel Prize Winner, 1915, with his son, Sir Lawrence, for Physics	Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971)	Scientist, Joint Nobel Prize Winner, 1915, with his father, Sir William (q.v.), for Physics; the only current instance of both father and son Nobel Prize winners	Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
Enid Blyton (1897–1968)	Writer	83 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, BR2		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[10]
Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby	Private secretary to Winston Churchill	1 Eaton Square, SW1		Private[11]
Harold Bride	Wireless operator aboard the RMS Titanic	58 Ravensbourne Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[12]
Anne Brontë (1820–1849)	Writer	Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire		Unknown
Frances Bush (1845-1909)	Lace Manufacturer	99 Nottingham Rd, Long Eaton, Derbyshire	2013	Derbyshire County Council[13]
Jedediah Buxton (1707-1772)	Mental calculator	Elmton, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[14]
Hetty King (1883–1972)	Music Hall Male Impersonator	17 Palmerston Road Wimbledon, London	2010
Everard Calthrop (1857–1927)	Railway engineer	"Goldings", Clays Lane, Loughton, Essex	2008	Loughton Town Council
Malcolm Campbell (1885–1948)	Racing motorist, Journalist	Bonchester, Bonchester Close, Off Camden Park Road, Chislehurst		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[15]
Richard Carr-Gomm (1922–2008)	Humanitarian, founder of the Abbeyfield and Carr-Gomm Societies	36 Gomm Road, Bermondsey		Southwark Council[16]
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)	Actor, film maker	287 Kennington Road, London, SE 11		The Dead Comics Society (blue)[17]
J. A. Chatwin (1830–1907)	Architect	Lloyds Bank, Queen Square, Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Society/Lloyds Bank[18]
Clementine Churchill (1885–1977)	Wife of Winston Churchill	107 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire		Berkhamsted Town Council, 1979[19]
Alvin Langdon Coburn	Pioneering photographer	Ffordd Isaf, Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales		Royal Photographic Society/Olympus Corporation (blue/octagonal)
Arthur C. Clarke	Writer	Blenheim Road, Minehead, Somerset	2001	Minehead Town Council (blue)
William Sands Cox	Surgeon	House of Fraser store, Temple Row, Birmingham		City of Birmingham (blue)
Thomas Crapper (1837–1910)	Plumber and engineer	12 Thornsett Road, Bromley		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[20]
Richmal Crompton (1890–1969)	Author	'The Glebe', Oakley Road, Bromley Common, BR2		London Borough of Bromley (green)[21]
Sebastian de Ferranti (1864-1930)	Electrical Engineer	Havelock Building, 130 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4JA (birthplace)	2016	Liverpool Council
Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)	Writer	14 Thornsett Road, Anerley, SE20		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[22]
Bernard Delfont (as Baron Delfont)	Impresario	Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, SW1		Comic Heritage[23]
Grantly Dick-Read (1890–1959)	Obstetrician	25 Harley Street, W1		Westminster City Council/National Childbirth Trust (green)[24]
Robert William Dale (1829–1895)	Nonconformist church leader	Carrs Lane Church, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Air Commodore Edward Mortlock Donaldson CB CBE DSO AFC* LoM (USA) (1912–1992)	Flight airspeed record holder	Park Lane, Selsey, West Sussex 86, Grafton Road, Selsey, West Sussex		West Sussex County Council (Blue)[26]
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)	Writer	2 Upper Wimpole Street, W1		Westminster City Council/The Arthur Conan Doyle Society (green)[27]
George Elkington (1801–1865)	Promoter of electro-plating	Museum of Science and Industry, Newhall Street, Birmingham B3[28]
Geraint Evans (1922–1992)	Opera singer	34 Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, BR5		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[29]
Humphrey Gainsborough	Non-conformist minister, engineer and inventor	Christ Church United Reformed Church, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames		Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board/Oxford Civic Society (blue)[30]
Sampson Gamgee	Surgeon	Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Robert Graves	English Poet	Vale House, Manor Vale Road, Galmpton, Brixham		Torbay Civic Society (blue)[25]
Graham Greene	Writer	St John's Boarding House, Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire		Berkhamsted Town Council[19]
Nigel Gresley (1876-1941)	Railway engineer	Old Rectory, Ashby Road, Netherseal	2013	Derbyshire County Council[31]
Pete Ham	Rock musician, member of The Iveys and Badfinger	Swansea Railway Station, High Street, Swansea, SA1 1NU	2013	City and County of Swansea[32]
Tony Hancock	Actor and comedian	10 Grey Close, NW11		The Dead Comics Society (blue)[33]
James Harrington (1611–1677)	Author of The Commonwealth of Oceana	Manor House, Rectory Lane, Milton Malsor Northamptonshire, NN7 3AQ		Milton Malsor Historical Society
Frank Hornby (1863–1836)	Toy manufacturer (Meccano Ltd) and MP.	The Hollies, Station road, Maghull, Liverpool L31 3DB
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807–1889)	Sculptor and artist	'Fossil Villa', 22 Belvedere Road, Anerley		London Borough of Bromley (black)[34]
Oliver Heaviside (1850–1925)	Electrical engineer and mathematician	Homefield, Lower Warberry Road, TQ1		The Institution of Electrical Engineers (blue)
Edward Heron-Allen(1861–1943)	Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Scientist	122 High Street Selsey West Sussex, PO20 0QE		West Sussex County Council (Blue)[26]
Allen Hill	Chemist	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3QR	2012	Royal Society of Chemistry (Blue hexagon)[35]
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)	Poet	Manresa House, Roehampton		Greater London Council (blue)[36]
William Hutton	Historian	Waterstones, High Street, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Sid James	Actor	Gunnersbury Avenue, London		The Dead Comics Society
Griffith John	Christian missionary and translator	Ebenezer Chapel, Ebenezer Street, Swansea, SA1 5BJ	2013	City and County of Swansea[37]
Samuel Johnson & Joshua Reynolds	Founders of The Club	9 Gerrard Street, W1		Westminster City Council/Honsway C&E Foundation (green)[38]
Charles Keeping (1924–1988)	Illustrator	16 Church Road, Shortlands, BR2		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[39]
Marie Kendall (1873–1964)	Music Hall Artiste	Okeover Manor Clapham Common Northside, London	2011
John F. Kennedy	Politician and US President	14 Princes Gate, London SW7		Unknown (blue)[40]
Albert Ketèlbey (1875–1959)	Composer and musician	Birmingham and Midland Institute, Cornwall Street, Birmingham	2002	Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Hetty King (1883–1972)	Music Hall artistes and male impersonator	17 Palmerston Road, Wimbledon		Erected by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
Frederick W. Lanchester	Scientist, inventor and engineer	Oxford Road, Moseley, Birmingham		Unknown (green)[41]
George Herbert Lawrence (1888-1940)	Industrialist	Main Street, Hathersage, Derbyshire	2013	Derbyshire County Council[42]
Jessie Matthews	Actress, dancer and singer	Blue Posts Pub, 22 Berwick Street, W1		Westminster City Council[43]
John Le Mesurier	Actor	Baron's Court, London		The Dead Comics Society[44]
Edward Lear (1812–1888)	Painter, poet and humorist	30 Seymour Street, Westminster, W1		Westminster City Council (blue)[45]
Edward Lear (1812–1888)	Painter, poet and humorist	Bowman's Mews, N7		London Borough of Islington[46]
Lloyds Bank (Sampson Lloyd)	Origin of bank	Dale End, Birmingham		City of Birmingham (blue)[25]
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge FRS	Discoverer of wireless telegraphy and inventor of the spark plug	Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire	2007	Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society
Arthur Lowe (1915-1982)	Actor	Kinder Road Hayfield, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[47]
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913)	Banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist	High Elms Estate, Shire Lane, Farnborough, BR6		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[48]
Ewan MacColl (1915–1989)	Singer, songwriter and political activist	35 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[49]
James Joseph Magennis	Submariner and Victoria Cross recipient	Royal Naval Association building, Great Victoria Street, Belfast		Ulster History Circle (blue)[50]
(Lord) Mayors of Birmingham of the Martineau family	Birmingham Council House foyer 1 Victoria Square B1	2008		Birmingham Civic Society
Karl Marx (1818–1883)	Philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary	101-8 Maitland Park Road, NW3		Camden London Borough Council (claret)
James McBey (1883–1959)	Artist	1 Holland Park Avenue, London W11		Unknown (grey)
Joe Meek (1929–1967)	Record producer and pioneer of sound recording technology was born here	1 Market Square Newent, Gloucestershire		The Heritage Foundation (blue),[51] 2011[52][53]
Joe Meek (1929–1967)	Record producer – The Telstar man, pioneer of sound recording technology, lived, worked and died here.	304 Holloway Road, N19		Unknown (black)[54]
Sir John Everett Millais (1829–1896)	Painter	The Octagon Budleigh Salterton, Devon		Unknown (blue)
Spike Milligan	Comedian	Camden Palace, Camden High Street, NW1		Comic Heritage (blue)[55]
Keith Moon (1946–1978)	Drummer with The Who	90 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1 Site of the Marquee Club	2009
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)	Composer	20 Frith Street, W1		Royal Music Association (blue)[56]
James Murray	Lexicographer	78 Banbury Road, Oxford		Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board/Oxford Civic Society (blue)[57]
Heddle Nash (1895–1961)	Opera singer	49 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Bromley		London Borough of Bromley (black)[58]
J. A. R. Newlands (1837–1898)	Chemist	West Square, London, SE11		Royal Society of Chemistry
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)	Social reformer		2014	Derbyshire County Council[59]
Seán O'Casey (1880–1964)	Dramatist	Ashburton Road, Totnes, Devon		Unknown (stone)
Joe Orton (1933–1967)	Playwright	25 Noel Road, London, N1		London Borough of Islington (green)
Alexander Parkes	Metallurgist and inventor	Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865)	Gardener, architect of The Crystal Palace, MP	Chatsworth Estate, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[60]
Sir William Perkin	Chemist	Cable Street, E1		Stepney Historical Trust (blue)
Dr Stephen Perse	Educator	Free School Lane, Cambridge		Cambridge Blue Plaque Scheme (blue)[61]
Joseph Priestley	Scholar, scientist, theologian and discoverer of oxygen	Church of St Michael and St Joseph, New Meeting House Lane, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[25]
Gwen Raverat	Artist	Darwin College, Silver Street, Cambridge		Cambridge Blue Plaque Scheme (blue)[61]
Elizabeth Jesser Reid	Slavery abolitionist and founder of Bedford College for Women	48 Bedford Square, WC1		Unknown (green)[62]
George Arthur Roberts (1890-1970)	First World War soldier, Second World War fireman, West Indian Community Leader	Lewis Trust Dwellings, Warner Road, Camberwell	2016	London Borough of Southwark
Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933)	Co-founder of Rolls-Royce	Quarndon House, Derby	2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]
Willie Rushton	Satirist	Mornington Crescent tube station, NW1		Comic Heritage (blue)[63]
Terry Scott (1927–1994)	Actor and comedian	32 Tucker Street, Watford		Comic Heritage (blue)[64][65]
Peter Sellers	Actor and comedian	10 Muswell Hill Road, N6		The Dead Comics Society (blue)[66]
Samuel Slater (1768-1835)	Father of the American Industrial Revolution	Sunnymount Cottage, Chevin Road, Belper	2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]
Small Faces and Don Arden	1960s mod group and manager	52–55 Carnaby Street, London		Westminster City Council (green)[67]
John Smedley (1803-1874)	Father of the American Industrial Revolution	County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, Derbyshire	2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]
William Thomas Stead	Journalist	5 Smith Square, London		Westminster City Council[68]
George Stephenson (1781-1848)	Civil engineer	Chesterfield railway station, Derbyshire	2011	Derbyshire County Council[69]
George Herbert Strutt (1854-1928)	Mill owner, Philanthropist	Makeney Hall, Belper, Derbyshire	2013	Derbyshire County Council[70]
Joseph Sturge (1793–1859)	Quaker, campaigner for peace, extension of the vote and abolition of slavery	Eden Croft, Wheeleys Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society[71]
Dylan Thomas	Writer	5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands, Swansea, SA2 0RA
Harry Relph – "Little Tich" (1867–1928)	Music hall comedian	The Blacksmith Arms, Cudham, Bromley		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[72]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)	Writer	Sarehole Mill Hall Green, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society and The Tolkien Society (blue)[73]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)	Writer	1 Duchess Place Edgbaston, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[74]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)	Writer	4 Highfield Road Edgbaston, Birmingham		Birmingham Civic Society and The Tolkien Society (blue)[75]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)	Writer	Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road Edgbaston, Birmingham		The Tolkien Society (blue)[76]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)	Writer	20 Northmoor Road Oxford		Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board (blue)[77]
Edward Turner (1901–1973)	Motorcycle designer	8, Philip Walk, Peckham SE15		Southwark Council[78]
William Turner (1789–1862)	Artist	16 St John Street, Oxford		Oxford Civic Society[79]
Alison Uttley (1884-1976)	Author	Castle Top Farm, Cromford, Derbyshire	2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]
Barnes Wallis (1887–1979)	Pioneer of aircraft design and inventor of the Bouncing Bomb	241 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14		Lewisham Council (scarlet)
Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993)	Visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe	Bankside, SE1		Southwark Council[80]
Baron Dickinson Webster (1818–1860)	Wire manufacturer	Penns Hall, Birmingham 52°32′11″N 1°48′29″W / 52.536484°N 1.808112°W / 52.536484; -1.808112		Sutton Coldfield Civic Society (blue)
H. G. Wells (1866–1846)	Writer	Chiltern Court, Baker Street, NW1		The H. G. Wells Society (scarlet)
H. G. Wells (1866–1846)	Writer	Primark Store, Market Place, Bromley, BR1		Unknown (blue)[81][82]
William Willett (1856–1915)	Campaigner for daylight saving time	The Cedars, Camden Park Road, Chislehurst		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[83]
Kenneth Williams	Comedy actor	57 Marchmont Street, WC1		The Heritage Foundation
Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1918–1992)	Playwright	5 Shepherds Green, Chislehurst, BR7		London Borough of Bromley (blue)[84]
Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887)	Engineer, Inventor	Amber Mill, Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire	2012	Derbyshire County Council[8]

Places, organisations, or other

Organisation, place, or event	Description	Location	Year Issued	Issued by (colour)	Image
The Clink	Notorious prison in Southwark	Clink Street, London SE1		Issued by London Borough of Southwark (Blue)
Live at Leeds	Site of legendary live recording by The Who	The Refectory of the Leeds University Union, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire	2006[85]	Leeds Civic Trust (Blue)

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