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This is a list of the 1016 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 includes a small number of plaques that were erected privately and subsequently absorbed.
A list of blue plaques erected 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.
An entry in the unofficial 'Behind the Blue Plaques of London' suggests the plaque was still extant in 1994. [179] English Heritage recorded this plaque as missing in 1996 and the decision was made not to replace it. Dovehouse Green was refurbished a second time - to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee - in 2003. [176] John Snow 1813-1858
A resounding thump breaks the silence as Julia Land drops a lump of grey-brown clay onto the slab roller before Ned Heywood cranks it through the machine once, twice, three times, creating a ...
English Heritage blue plaque at 9 Upper Belgrave Street, Belgravia, London, commemorating Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson (erected 1994) [1] [2] A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a ...
This is a complete list of the 192 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. At inception in 1876 the scheme was originally administered by the Royal Society of Arts, being taken over by the London County Council (LCC) in 1901.
English Heritage has said 15% of the 950 plus official blue plaques across London are dedicated to scientists. The charity has been encouraging people to nominate London-based scientists from the ...
The next two plaques outside the capital will be dedicated to Beatles star George Harrison and 20th century ceramist Clarice Cliff. First official blue plaque outside London honours NHS matron ...