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A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. [5] Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823) "SCULPTOR lived and died in a house on this site" 44 Mortimer Street Fitzrovia W1W 7RJ 1954 () 268 : Caroline Norton (1808–1877) "Champion of women's legal rights lived here 1845–1877" 3 Chesterfield Street
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 ...
This is a list of the blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London that are known to have been lost, replaced, or otherwise removed from the official London-wide commemorative plaque scheme. In some cases plaques have been recovered and preserved and, in ...
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]
The blue plaque organised by the Nubian Jak Community Trust in partnership with the Mayor of London erected in 2006 to commemorate the flat at 34 Ridgmount Gardens in London, where reggae icon Bob Marley lived in 1972. [6] [7] The original blue plaque scheme was established by the Society of Arts in 1867, and since 1986 has been run by English ...
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Blue plaques are the principal type of historical markers found throughout England and are the closest thing there is to a historical marker system in the UK. An example is the blue plaque scheme run by English Heritage in London, although these were originally erected in a variety of shapes and colors. This has been running for over 140 years ...
A blue plaque at 90 Park Lane, marking the residence of Moses Montefiore, who lived there for over 60 years. Much of the land to the east of Park Lane was owned by the Grosvenor Estate, whose policy was to construct large family homes attracting the nouveau riche to the area. [16]