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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 ...
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 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. The scheme began in 1866. [1]
A blue plaque was erected to commemorate the former residence of Charles Bradlaugh at 29 Turner Street, Limehouse by London County Council in 1961. [32] The street was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for Mile End Park and, since no suitable alternative former residence exists, the plaque has not been rehung. [33] Robert Browning 1812-1889
The blue plaques are publicly visible, and are intended to give everyone an insight into chemistry's relevance to everyday lives. [1] CLS plaques for the first few years of the scheme (begun in 2001) were rectangular, black lettering on a steel background, but later plaques are hexagonal, white lettering on a blue background.
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.
This category is for articles about commemorative blue plaques (which may not actually be blue - see Blue plaque) on buildings in the United Kingdom. Note: Please do not add articles on buildings or people to this category. Articles on buildings or people should rather be included in relevant lists.
This is a list of commemorative plaques (including blue plaques) in the city of Coventry, England. Coventry is a city full of rich culture and history with notable figures and events. Typically, notable figures and landmarks which mark the heritage of the city will have a blue plaque nearby to the landmark or statues.