List of English Heritage blue plaques in London

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This is a list of the 1003 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] It was originally administered by the Royal Society of Arts until 1901 when it was taken over the London County Council. The LCC ran the scheme until its abolition in 1965 when its successor body the Greater London Council (GLC) took charge. With the abolition of the GLC in 1986, the blue plaque scheme has been administered by English Heritage.

By borough[edit]

Barking and Dagenham[edit]

There is a single blue plaque in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[2]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
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Notes
Bobby Moore
1941–1993

"Captain of the World Cup-winning England Football Team lived here"

43 Waverley Gardens
Barking IG11 0BH
2016 (2016) 41578

Barnet[edit]

There are 19 blue plaques in the London Borough of Barnet.[3]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
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Notes
Harold Abrahams
(1899–1978)

"Olympic athlete lived here"

Hodford Lodge, 2 Hodford Road
Golders Green NW11 8NP
51°33′58″N 0°11′48″W / 51.566°N 0.196745°W / 51.566; -0.196745
2007 (2007) 437
William Blake and John Linnell
(1757–1827) (1792–1882)

"John Linnell 1792–1882 Painter, lived here William Blake 1757–1827 Poet and Artist stayed here as his guest"

Old Wyldes', North End
Hampstead NW3 7HS
51°34′08″N 0°10′55″W / 51.5689779993551°N 0.181869000008873°W / 51.5689779993551; -0.181869000008873
1975 (1975) 521
Sir William Bowman
(1816-1892)

"Ophthalmic surgeon and anatomist lived here"

St Anthony’s School, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road
Golders Green NW11 7SX
51°34′07″N 0°11′05″W / 51.56862°N 0.18479°W / 51.56862; -0.18479
2019 (2019) 52363
Wing Commander J.R.D. 'Bob' Braham
(1920-1974)

"RAF Fighter Pilot lived here as a boy"

139 Hendon Way
Childs Hill NW4 2PX
51°34′05″N 0°12′27″W / 51.5681412°N 0.2073901°W / 51.5681412; -0.2073901
2017 (2017) 43812
Herbert Chapman
(1878–1934)

"Football Manager lived and died here"

6 Haslemere Avenue
Hendon NW4 2PX
51°34′45″N 0°12′58″W / 51.5791109611055°N 0.216100999634306°W / 51.5791109611055; -0.216100999634306
2005 (2005) 483
Robert Donat
(1905–1958)

"Actor lived here"

8 Meadway
Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11 7JT
51°34′42″N 0°11′25″W / 51.5784190007689°N 0.190310999961951°W / 51.5784190007689; -0.190310999961951
1994 (1994) 684
Abram Games
(1914-1996)

"Poster artist and designer lived and worked here 1948-1996"

41 The Vale
Golders Green, Barnet NW11 8SE
51°34′08″N 0°12′09″W / 51.568895°N 0.202628°W / 51.568895; -0.202628
2019 (2019) 51445
Henry Hall
(1898–1989)

"Dance Band Leader and Broadcaster lived here 1932–1959"

38 Harman Drive
Cricklewood NW2 2ED
51°33′32″N 0°12′21″W / 51.558914000158°N 0.205801000122861°W / 51.558914000158; -0.205801000122861
2003 (2003) 72
Dame Myra Hess
(1890–1965)

"Pianist lived here"

48 Wildwood Road
Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11 6UP
51°34′35″N 0°10′57″W / 51.5763009998358°N 0.182582999999496°W / 51.5763009998358; -0.182582999999496
1987 (1987) 218
Graham Hill
(1929–1975)

"World Champion Racing Driver lived here 1960–1972"

32 Parkside
Mill Hill NW7 2LH
51°36′35″N 0°14′21″W / 51.6096589994972°N 0.239135999378007°W / 51.6096589994972; -0.239135999378007
2003 (2003) 324
Amy Johnson
(1903–1941)

"Aviator lived here"

Vernon Court, Hendon Way
Cricklewood NW2 2PE
51°33′33″N 0°11′55″W / 51.5592610000945°N 0.198500999998685°W / 51.5592610000945; -0.198500999998685
1987 (1987) 7315
Mary Macarthur
(1880–1921)

"Trade Unionist and campaigner for working women lived and died here"

42 Woodstock Road
Golders Green NW11 8ER
51°34′20″N 0°12′00″W / 51.572325°N 0.200107°W / 51.572325; -0.200107
2017 (2017) 42502
Frank Pick
(1878–1941)

"Pioneer of Good Design for London Transport lived here"

15 Wildwood Road
Golders Green NW11 6UP
51°34′40″N 0°10′55″W / 51.5776619998953°N 0.181981999999123°W / 51.5776619998953; -0.181981999999123
1981 (1981) 282
Sir Karl Popper
(1902–1994)

"Philosopher lived here 1946–1950"

16 Burlington Rise
Oakleigh Park EN4 8NN
51°38′07″N 0°09′33″W / 51.6352749999627°N 0.159268999872009°W / 51.6352749999627; -0.159268999872009
2008 (2008) 9680
Juan Pujol Garcia
(1912–1988)

"Secret Agent codename 'Garbo' lived and worked here

35 Crespigny Road,
Hendon NW4 3DU
51°34′51″N 0°13′47″W / 51.58074°N 0.22972°W / 51.58074; -0.22972
2020 (2020) 51766
Little Tich (Harry Relph)
(1867–1928)

"Music Hall Comedian lived and died here"

93 Shirehall Park
Hendon NW4 2QU
51°34′41″N 0°12′57″W / 51.578064999878°N 0.215850000031878°W / 51.578064999878; -0.215850000031878
1969 (1969) 115
Sir Ralph Richardson
(1902–1983)

"Actor lived here 1944–1968"

Bedegar's Lea, Kenwood Close
Hampstead Garden Suburb NW3 7JL
51°34′15″N 0°10′27″W / 51.570788999813°N 0.174154999955341°W / 51.570788999813; -0.174154999955341
2009 (2009) 266
Thomas Smith Tait
(1882–1954)

"Architect lived here"

Gates House, Wyldes Close
Hampstead NW11 7JB
51°34′10″N 0°10′54″W / 51.5695353536005°N 0.181584687491159°W / 51.5695353536005; -0.181584687491159
2006 (2006) 10421
Evelyn Waugh
(1903–1966)

"Writer lived here"

145 North End Road
Golders Green NW11 7HT
51°34′10″N 0°11′10″W / 51.5695390001434°N 0.186159999954028°W / 51.5695390001434; -0.186159999954028
1993 (1993) 702

Bexley[edit]

There are two blue plaques in the London Borough of Bexley.[4]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
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Notes

  • (1834–1896)
  • (1831–1915)

"Red House built in 1859–1860 by Philip Webb, architect for William Morris poet and artist who lived here 1860–1865"

Red House, Red House Lane
Bexleyheath DA6 8JF
1969 (1969) 433
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
(1769–1822)

"Statesman"

Loring Hall, 8 Water Lane, North Cray
Sidcup DA14 5ES
1989 (1989) 292

Brent[edit]

There are three blue plaques in the London Borough of Brent.[5]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
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Notes


Tommy Flowers
1905–1998

"The former Post Office Research Station where Tommy Flowers (1905–1998) designed and built the pioneering Colossus computer"

Chartwell Court, 151 Brook Road,
Dollis Hill NW2 7DW
2023 (2023) 59262
Sir Hersch Lauterpacht
1897–1960

"An architect of modern international law and human rights lived here"

103 Walm Lane
Cricklewood NW2 4QG
2022 (2022) 57533
Arthur Lucan (Arthur Trowle)
1887–1954 (see notes)

"Entertainer and creator of Old Mother Riley"

11 Forty Lane
Wembley HA9 9EA
1978 (1978) 421 The birth date listed on the plaque is incorrect, as Lucan was born in 1885.[6]

Bromley[edit]

There are seven blue plaques in the London Borough of Bromley.[7]

Person Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Ira Aldridge
(1807–1867)
"Shakespearian Actor 'The African Roscius' lived here" 5 Hamlet Road
Upper Norwood SE19 2AP
2007
W. G. Grace
(1848–1915)
"Cricketer lived here" Fairmount, Mottingham Lane
Mottingham SE9 9AG
1963
Prince Peter Kropotkin
(1842–1921)
"Theorist of Anarchism lived here" 6 Crescent Road
Sundridge Park BR1 3PW
1989
Alexander Muirhead
(1848–1920)
"Electrical Engineer lived here" 20 Church Road
Shortlands BR2 0HP
1981
Rachel McMillan
(1859–1917) and Margaret McMillan
(1860–1931)
"Pioneers of Nursery Education lodged here" 51 Tweedy Road
Bromley BR1 3NH
2009
Dadabhai Naoroji
(1825-1917)
"Indian nationalist and MP lived here" 72 Anerley Park
Penge SE20 8NQ
2022
Marie Stopes
(1880–1958)
"Promoter of sex education and birth control lived here 1880–1892" 28 Cintra Park
Upper Norwood SE19 2LH
2010

Camden[edit]

There are 177 blue plaques in the London Borough of Camden.[8]

Croydon[edit]

There are eleven blue plaques in the London Borough of Croydon.[9]

Person Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Raymond Chandler
(1888-1959)
"Writer Lived Here" 110 Auckland Road
Upper Norwood SE19 2BY
2014
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
(1875–1912)
"Composer of the 'Song of Hiawatha' lived here" 30 Dagnall Park
South Norwood SE25 5PH
1975
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(1859–1930)
"Creator of Sherlock Holmes lived here 1891–1894" 12 Tennison Road
South Norwood SE25 5RT
1973
Frederick George Creed
(1871–1957)
"Electrical Engineer Inventor of the Teleprinter lived and died here" 20 Outram Road
Addiscombe CR0 6XE
1973
Peter Cushing
(1913-1994)
"Actor lived here" 32 St James' Road
Purley CR8 2DL
2018
C. B. Fry
(1872–1956)
"All-round Sportsman was born here" 144 St James's Road
Croydon CR0 2UY
2005
Will Hay
(1888–1949)
"Comic Actor and Astronomer lived here 1927–1934" 45 The Chase
Norbury SW16 3AE
2000
John Horniman
(1803–1893) and Frederick John Horniman
(1835–1906)
"Tea Merchants, Collectors and Public Benefactors lived here" Coombe Cliff, Coombe Road
Croydon CR0 5SP
1988
W. F. R. Stanley
(1829–1909)
"Inventor, Manufacturer and Philanthropist founded and designed these halls and technical school" Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill
South Norwood SE25 6AB
1993
Alfred Russel Wallace
(1823–1913)
"Naturalist lived here" 44 St Peter's Road
South Croydon CR0 1RG
1979
Emile Zola
(1840–1902)
"French Novelist lived here 1898–1899" Queen's Hotel, 122 Church Road
Upper Norwood SE19 2UG
1990

Ealing[edit]

There are six blue plaques in the London Borough of Ealing.[10]

Person Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Sir Michael Balcon
(1896–1977)
"Film Producer worked here 1938–1956" Ealing Studios, Ealing Green
Ealing W5 5EP
2005
Alan Dower Blumlein
(1903–1942)
"Electronics Engineer and Inventor lived here" 37 The Ridings, Hanger Hill
Ealing W5 3BT
1977
Dorothea Lambert Chambers
(1878–1960)
"Lawn Tennis Champion lived here 1887–1907" 7 North Common Road
Ealing W5 2QB
2005
John Conolly
(1794–1866)
Hanwell Asylum
"The former Hanwell Asylum where Dr John Conolly 1794–1866 promoted the humane treatment of mental illness from 1839" C Block, St Bernard’s Hospital, Uxbridge Road,
Southall, London, UB1 3EUJ
2022
John Lindley
(1799–1865)
"Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist lived here from 1836 and died here" Bedford House, The Avenue
Acton Green W4 2PJ
2005
Fred Perry
(1909–1995)
"Tennis Champion lived here 1919–1935" 223 Pitshanger Lane, Brentham Garden Estate
Ealing W5 1RG
2012
Richard Titmuss
(1907–1973)
"Social Scientist lived here 1951–1973" 32 Twyford Avenue
Acton W3 9QB
2011

Enfield[edit]

There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Enfield.[11]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
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Notes
Charles Coward
(1905–1976)

"Rescuer of Prisoners from Auschwitz lived here 1945–1976"

133 Chichester Road
Edmonton N9 9DF
2003 (2003) 6494

  • (1775–1834)
  • (1764–1847)

"Writers lived here"

Lamb's Cottage, Church Street
Edmonton N9 9DY
1999 (1999) 479
Stevie Smith
(1902–1971)

"Poet lived here 1906–1971"

1 Avondale Road
Palmers Green N13 4DX
2005 (2005) 275
Joseph Whitaker
(1820–1895)

"Publisher Founder of Whitaker's Almanack lived and died here"

White Lodge, 68 Silver Street
Enfield EN1 3EW
1998 (1998) 14

Greenwich[edit]

There are 16 blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.[12]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
William Henry Barlow
(1812–1902)
"Engineer lived and died here" 145 Charlton Road
Charlton SE7 7EZ
1991
Cecil Day-Lewis
(1904–1972)
"Poet Laureate lived here 1957–1972" 6 Croom's Hill
Greenwich SE10 8HL
1998
Sir Frank Dyson
(1868–1939)
"Astronomer Royal lived here 1894–1906" 6 Vanbrugh Hill
Blackheath SE3 7UF
1990
Sir Arthur Eddington O. M.
(1882–1944)
"Mathematician and Astrophysicist lived here" 4 Bennett Park
Blackheath SE3 9RB
1974
GPO Film Unit "GPO Film Unit later Crown Film Unit; pioneers of documentary film making had their studios here" 47 Bennett Park
Blackheath SE3 9RA
2000
Charles Gounod
(1813–1893)
"Composer stayed here in 1870" 15 Morden Road
Blackheath SE3 0AA
1961
Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1804–1864)
"American author stayed here in 1856" 4 Pond Road
Blackheath SE3 9JL
1953
Richard Jefferies
(1848–1887)
"Naturalist and Writer lived here" 59 Footscray Road
Eltham SE9 2ST
1986
William Lindley
1808–1900 and Sir William Heerlein Lindley
1853–1917
"Civil Engineers lived here" 74 Shooters Hill
Blackheath SE3 7BG
2015
Herbert Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth
(1888–1965)
"Cabinet Minister and Leader of the London County Council lived here 1929–1960" 55 Archery Road
Eltham SE9 1HF
1977
Donald McGill
(1875–1962)
"Postcard Cartoonist lived here" 5 Bennett Park
Blackheath SE3 9RA
1977
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
(1694–1773)
"Statesman and author Lived here" Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk
Blackheath SE10 8QX
1937
Italo Svevo
(1861–1928)
"Ettore Schmitz alias Italo Svevo 1861–1928 Writer lived here 1903–1913" 67 Charlton Church Lane
Charlton SE7 7AB
1999
Benjamin Waugh
(1839–1908)
"Founder of the NSPCC lived here" 26 Croom's Hill
Greenwich SE10 8ER
1984
General James Wolfe
(1727–1759)
"Victor of Quebec lived here" Macartney House
Greenwich Park SE10 8HJ
1909
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
(1833–1913)
"Field-Marshal Lived here" Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk
Blackheath SE10 8QX
1937

Hackney[edit]

There are eight blue plaques in the London Borough of Hackney.[13]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
The Ayahs' Home "The AYAHS' HOME for nannies and nursemaids from Asia was based here 1900–1921" 26 King Edward’s Road, Hackney, E9 7SF 2022
Daniel Defoe
(1661–1731)
"Lived in a house on this site" 95 Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington N16 0AS
1932
Maria Dickin
(1870–1951)
"Promoter of animal welfare and founder of PDSA was born here" 41 Cassland Road
Hackney E9 7AL
2015
Philip Henry Gosse
(1810–1888) and Sir Edmund Gosse
(1849–1928)
"Here lived Philip Henry Gosse 1810–1888 Zoologist Sir Edmund Gosse 1849–1928 Writer and Critic born here" 56 Mortimer Road
De Beauvoir Town N1 5AP
1983
Ebenezer Howard
(1850–1928)
"Pioneer of the Garden city movement lived here" 50 Durley Road
Stamford Hill N16 6JS
1991
Marie Lloyd
(1870–1922)
"Music hall Artiste lived here" 55 Graham Road
Hackney E8 1PB
1977
Joseph Priestley
(1733–1804)
"Scientist, Philosopher and Theologian was Minister to the Gravel Pit Meeting here in 1793–1794" 7–8 Ram Place
Hackney E9 6LT
1985
Curtain Theatre "The site of this building forms part of what was once the precinct of the priory of St. John the Baptist, Holywell, within a few yards stood from 1577 to 1598, the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays, and known as "The Theatre" 86–88 Curtain Road
Shoreditch EC2A 3AA
1920

Hammersmith and Fulham[edit]

There are 25 blue plaques in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[14]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Sri Aurobindo
(1872–1950)
"Indian Spiritual Leader lived here 1884–1887" 49 St Stephen's Avenue
Shepherd's Bush W12 8JB
2007
Sir Frank Brangwyn
(1867–1956)
"Artist lived here" Temple Lodge, 51 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith W6 9QL
1989
Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson
(1840–1922)
"Founded the Doves Bindery and Doves Press in this house and later lived and died here" 15 Upper Mall
Chiswick W6 9TA
1974
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772–1834)
"Poet and philosopher lived here" 7 Addison Bridge Place
West Kensington W14 8XP
1950
Ellen Craft
(c.1829–c.1891)
William Craft
(c.1824-1900)
"Refugees from slavery and campaigners for its abolition lived here" 26 Cambridge Grove
Hammersmith W6 0LA
1950
Emily Wilding Davison
(1872–1913)
"Teacher and Suffragette lived here" 43 Fairholme Road, West Kensington W14 9JZ 2023
Sir Geoffrey De Havilland
(1882–1965)
"Aircraft designer lived here 1909–1910" 32 Baron's Court Road
Barons Court W14 9DT
2001
Ouida
(1839–1908)
"Novelist lived here" 11 Ravenscourt Square
Hammersmith W6 0TW
1952
George Devine
(1910–1966)
"Actor Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre 1956–1965 lived here" 9 Lower Mall
Chiswick W6 9DJ
1992
Sir Edward Elgar
(1857–1934)
"Composer lived here 1890–1891" 51 Avonmore Road
West Kensington W14 8RT
1962
Mahatma Gandhi
(1869–1948)
"Lived here as a law student" 20 Baron's Court Road
Barons Court W14 9DT
1986
Marcus Garvey
(1887–1940)
"Pan-Africanist Leader lived and died here" 53 Talgarth Road
Barons Court W14 9DD
2005
Sir Eugene Goossens
(1893–1962)
"This was the home of the Goossens family of musicians 1912–1927" 70 Edith Road
West Kensington W14 9AR
1999
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
(1856–1925)
"Novelist lived here 1885–1888" 69 Gunterstone Road
West Kensington W14 9BS
1977
Sir Alan Herbert (A. P .H.)
(1890–1971)
"Author, Humourist and reformist M.P. lived and died here" 12 Hammersmith Terrace
Chiswick W6 9TS
1993
Gustav Holst
(1874–1934)
"Composer wrote The Planets and taught here" St Paul's Girls' School
Brook Green W6 7BS
2004
Edward Johnston
(1872–1944)
"Master Calligrapher lived here 1905–1912" 3 Hammersmith Terrace
Chiswick W6 9TS
1977
Harold Laski
(1893–1950)
"Teacher and political philosopher lived here 1926–1950" 5 Addison Bridge Place
West Kensington W14 8XP
1974
Sir Joseph Lyons
(1847–1917)
"Pioneer of mass catering lived here" 11a Palace Mansions, Earsby Street
West Kensington W14 8QN
2016
John Osborne
(1929–1994)
"Playwright lived here in a ground floor flat 1951–1955" 53 Caithness Road
Hammersmith W14 0JD
2021
Eric Ravilious
(1903–1942)
"Artist lived here 1931–1935" 48 Upper Mall
Chiswick W6 9TA
1991
Sir Frank Short
(1857–1945)
"Engraver and painter lived here" 56 Brook Green
Brook Green W6 7BJ
1951
Silver Studio
Arthur Silver (1853–1896)
Harry Silver (1881–1971)
Rex Silver (1879–1965)
"The Silver Studio established here. Designers worked here." 84 Brook Green Road
Brook Green W6 7BS
1981
Sir Emery Walker
(1851–1933)
"Typographer and antiquary lived here 1903–1933" Emery Walker house, 7 Hammersmith Terrace
Chiswick W6 9TS
1959
Christopher Whitworth Whall
(1849–1924)
"Stained Glass Artist lived here" 19 Ravenscourt Road
Hammersmith W6 0UH
1983

Haringey[edit]

There are ten blue plaques in the London Borough of Haringey.[15]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Laurie Cunningham
(1956–1989)
"England International Footballer lived here"[16] 73 Lancaster Road
Stroud Green N4 4PL
2016
A. V. Hill
(1886–1977)
"Physiologist lived here 1923–1967"[17] 16 Bishopswood Road
Highgate N6 4NY
2015
A. E. Housman
(1859–1936)
"Poet and scholar wrote "A Shropshire Lad" while living here" 17 North Road
Highgate N6 4BD
1969
Luke Howard
(1772–1864)
"Namer of Clouds lived and died here" 7 Bruce Grove
Tottenham N17 6RA
2002
BBC Television "The world's first regular high definition television service was inaugurated here by the BBC 2 November 1936" Alexandra Palace
Wood Green N22 7AY
1977
Mary Kingsley
(1862–1900)
"Traveller and ethnologist lived here as a child" 22 Southwood Lane
Highgate N6 5EE
1975
Frank Matcham
(1854–1920)
"Theatre Architect lived here 1895–1904" 10 Haslemere Road
Crouch End N8 9QX
2007
V. K. Krishna Menon
(1896–1974)
"Campaigner for Indian Independence lived here" 30 Langdon Park Road
Highgate N6 5QG
2013
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(1883–1966)
"Indian Patriot and Philosopher lived here" 65 Cromwell Avenue
Highgate N6 5HS
1985
Arthur Waley
(1889–1966)
"Poet, Translator and Orientalist lived and died here" 50 Southwood Lane
Highgate N6 9TS
1995

Harrow[edit]

There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Harrow.[18]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
R. M. Ballantyne
(1825–1894)

"Author of Books for Boys lived here"

Duneaves, Mount Park Road
Harrow HA1 3JS
1979 (1979) 461
Sir Ambrose Heal
(1872–1959)

"Furniture Designer and Retailer lived here 1901–1917"

The Fives Court, Moss Lane
Pinner HA5 3AG
2013 (2013) 33138
W. Heath Robinson
(1872–1944)

"Illustrator and comic artist lived here 1913–1918"

75 Moss Lane
Pinner HA5 3AZ
1976 (1976) 632
Sir W.S. Gilbert
(1836–1911) and Frederick Goodall
(1822–1904) and Richard Norman Shaw
(1831–1912)

"This house designed by Norman Shaw Architect, for Frederick Goodall Painter was later the home of W.S. Gilbert Writer and librettist"

Grim's Dyke, Old Redding
Harrow Weald HA3 6SH
1976 (1976) 10161

Hounslow[edit]

There are ten blue plaques in the London Borough of Hounslow.[19]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Jack Beresford
(1899–1977)

"Olympic Rowing Champion lived here 1903–1940"

19 Grove Park Gardens
Chiswick W4 3RY
2005 (2005) 358
Tommy Cooper
(1921–1984)

"Comedian lived here 1955–1984"

51 Barrowgate Road
Chiswick W4 4QT
2016 (2016) 41326
E. M. Forster
(1879–1970)

"Novelist lived here"

Arlington Park Mansions, Sutton Lane
Turnham Green W4 4HE
1983 (1983) 495 The plaque was designed to fit into a narrow space, and is only twelve inches (30.5 cm) in diameter.[20]
Joseph Michael Gandy
(1771–1843)

"Architectural Visionary lived here 1833–1838"

58 Grove Park Terrace
Chiswick W4 3QE
2006 (2006) 219
Patrick Hamilton
(1904–1962)

"Novelist and Playwright lived here"

2 Burlington Gardens
Chiswick W4 4LT
2011 (2011) 8222
Private Frederick Hitch V.C.
(1856–1913)

"Hero of Rorke's Drift lived and died here"

62 Cranbrook Road
Turnham Green W4 2LJ
2004 (2004) 612
Freddie Mercury
(1946–1991)

"(Fred Bulsara) Singer and Songwriter lived here"

22 Gladstone Avenue
Feltham TW14 9LL
2016 (2016) 41802
Lucien Pissarro
(1863–1944)

"Painter, Printer Wood Engraver lived here"

27 Stamford Brook Road
Chiswick W6 0XJ
1976 (1976) 654
Alexander Pope
(1688–1744)

"Poet lived in this row, Mawson's Buildings 1716–1719"

110 Chiswick Lane South
Chiswick W4 2LR
1996 (1996) 99 Pope's house is now the Mawson Arms, a Grade II* listed public house.
Johann Zoffany
(1733–1810)

"Painter lived here 1790–1810"

65 Strand-on-the-Green
Chiswick W4 3PF
1973 (1973) 563

Islington[edit]

There are 19 blue plaques in the London Borough of Islington.[21]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
William Caslon
(1692–1766)
"The Foundry established by William Caslon Typefounder 1692–1766 stood on this site 1737–1909" 21–23 Chiswell Street
Moorgate EC1Y 4SD
1958
Joseph Chamberlain
(1836–1914)
"Lived here" 25 Highbury Place
Highbury N5 1QP
1915
Caroline Chisholm
(1808–1877)
"Philanthropist 'The Emigrants' Friend' lived here" 32 Charlton Place
Islington N1 8AJ
1983
Collins' Music Hall "Collins Music Hall was here from 1862 to 1958" 10–11 Islington Green
Islington N1 2XH
1986
Amelia Edwards
(1831–1892)
"Egyptologist and writer lived here" 19 Wharton Street
Islington WC1X 9PT
1926
Dame Gracie Fields
(1898–1979)
"Singer and Entertainer lived here" 72A Upper Street
Islington N1 0NY
2011
David Gestetner
(1854–1939)
"Developer of Office Copying Machinery lived here 1898–1939" 124 Highbury New Park
Highbury N5 2DR
2011
Joseph Grimaldi
(1778–1837)
"Clown lived here 1818–1828" 56 Exmouth Market
Clerkenwell EC1R 4QE
1989
John Groom
(1845–1919)
"Philanthropist who founded workshops for disabled girls nearby lived here" 8 Sekforde Street
Clerkenwell EC1R 0HD
1997
Edward Irving
(1792–1834)
"Founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church lived here" 4 Claremont Square
Islington N1 9LY
1982
Charles Lamb
(1775–1834)
"Essayist Lived Here" 64 Duncan Terrace
Islington N1 8AG
1907
George Leybourne
(1842–1884)
""Champagne Charlie" 1842–1884 Music Hall Comedian lived and died here" 136 Englefield Road
De Beauvoir Town N1 3LQ
2013
Louis Macneice
(1907–1963)
"Poet lived here 1947–1952" 52 Canonbury Park South
Islington N1 2JG
1996
Enid Marx

(1902–1998)

"Pattern designer, illustrator and artist lived and worked here from 1965" 39 Thornhill Road, Barnsbury, London, N1 1JS 2022
Samuel Phelps
(1804–1878)
"Tragedian lived here" 8 Canonbury Square
Islington N1 2AU
1911
Richard Price

(1723–1791)

"In this terrace of 1658 lived Dr RICHARD PRICE 1723–1791 Preacher, philosopher, statistician and radical" 54 Newington Green, Newington Green, Islington, N16 9PX 2023
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
(1793–1864)
"Artist who portrayed London lived here" 26 Batchelor Street
Islington N1 0EG
1976
Sir Basil Spence
(1907–1976)
"Architect lived and worked here" 1 Canonbury Place
Canonbury N1 2NG
2011
John Wesley
(1703–1791)
"Lived here" 47 City Road
Islington EC1Y 1AU
1926

Kensington and Chelsea[edit]

There are 188 blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[22]

Kingston upon Thames[edit]

There are five blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.[23]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Alfred Bestall
(1892–1986)

"Illustrator of Rupert Bear lived here 1936-1966"

58 Cranes Park
Surbiton KT5 8AS
2006 (2006) 41
Enid Blyton
(1897–1968)

"Children's Writer lived here 1920-1924"

207 Hook Road
Chessington KT9 1EA
2007 (2007) 353
Sir Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell
(1885–1948), (1921–1967)

"Speed Record Holders on Land and Water lived here"

Canbury School, Kingston Hill
Kingston upon Thames KT2 7LN
2010 (2010) 4872
The former works of the Cooper Car Company

"Winners of the Formula One World Championships in 1959 and 1960"

Hollyfield Road
Surbiton KT5 9AL
2018 (2018) 50049
Dame Nelly Melba
(1861–1931)

"Operatic soprano resided here in 1906"

Coombe House, Devey Close, (off Beverley Lane)
Coombe KT2 7DT
2000 (2000) 10034

Lambeth[edit]

There are 28 blue plaques in the London Borough of Lambeth.[24]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Sir Charles Barry
(1795–1860)
"Architect lived and died here" The Elms, 29 Clapham Common North Side
Clapham SW4 9SP
1950
Sir Arnold Bax
(1883–1953)
"Composer was born here" 13 Pendennis Road
Streatham SW16 2SS
1993
Lilian Baylis
(1874–1937)
"Manager of the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theatres lived and died here" 27 Stockwell Park Road
Stockwell SW9 0AP
1974
John Francis Bentley
(1839–1902)
"Architect lived here" 43 Old Town
Clapham SW4 0JL
1950
William Bligh
(1754–1817)
"Commander of the "Bounty" lived here" 100 Lambeth Road
Lambeth SE1 7PT
1952
Angela Carter
(1940–1992)
"Writer lived here from 1976" 107 The Chase
Clapham SW4 0NR
2019
Charlie Chaplin
(1889–1977)
"Actor and Film-maker lived here in Flat 15 1908–1910" 15 Glenshaw Mansions, Brixton Road, Kennington SW9 0DS 2017
London County Hall "The County Hall the home of London government from 1922 to 1986 LCC 1889–1965 GLC 1965–1986" London County Hall
South Bank SE1 7PB
1986
David Cox
(1783–1859)
"Artist lived here" 34 Foxley Road
Camberwell SW9 6ES
1951
Henry Havelock Ellis
(1859–1939)
"Pioneer in the scientific study of sex lived here" 14 Dover Mansions, Canterbury Crescent
Brixton SW9 7QF
1981
Graham Greene
(1904–1991)
"Writer lived here 1935–1940" 14 Clapham Common Northside
Clapham SW4 0RF
2011
Sir Phillip Ben Greet
(1857–1936)
"Actor-manager lived here" 160 Lambeth Road
Lambeth SE1 7DF
1961
Edvard Grieg
(1843–1907)
"Norwegian Composer stayed here when performing in London" 47 Clapham Common Northside
Clapham SW4 0AA
2004
Arthur Henderson
(1863–1935)
"Statesman lived here" 13 Rodenhurst Road
Clapham SW4 8AE
1980
Sir Jack Hobbs
(1882–1963)
"Cricketer lived here" 17 Englewood Road
Clapham SW12 9PA
1986
Inner London Education Authority "The home of inner London's education service from 1922 ILEA succeeding the London School Board 1870–1904 and the LCC 1904–1965" London County Hall
South Bank SE1 7PB
1986
C. L. R. James
(1901–1989)
"West Indian Writer and Political Activist lived and died here" 165 Railton Road
Brixton SE24 0JX
2004
Claudia Jones
(1915-1964)
"Anti-racist activist and a founding spirit of Notting Hill Carnival lived here" 6 Meadow Road
Vauxhall SW8 1QB
2023
Dan Leno
(1860–1904)
"Music-hall comedian lived here 1898-1901" 56 Akerman Road
Camberwell SW9 6SN
1962
Margaret Lockwood
(1916-1990)
"Actress lived here" 14 Highland Road,
Upper Norwood SE19 1DP
2018
Zachary Macaulay
(1768–1838) and Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
(1800–1859)
"Zachary Macaulay philanthropist and his son Thomas Babington Macaulay afterwards Lord Macaulay lived here" 5 The Pavement
Clapham SW4 0JD
1930
Arthur Mee
(1875–1943)
"Journalist, author and topographer lived here" 27 Lanercost Road
Tulse Hill SW2 4DP
1991
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
(1887–1976)
"Field Marshal...was born here" Oval House, 52–54 Kennington
Kennington Oval SE11 5SW
1987
John Ruskin
(1819–1900)
"Lived in a house on this site" 26 Herne Hill
Herne Hill SE24 9QS
1926
Natsume Sōseki
(1867–1916)
"Japanese Novelist lived here 1901–1902" 81 The Chase
Clapham SW4 0NR
2002
Violette Szabo
(1921–1945)
"Secret Agent lived here she gave her life for the French Resistance" 18 Burnley Road
Stockwell SW9 0SJ
1981
Vincent van Gogh
(1853–1890)
"Painter lived here 1873–1874" 87 Hackford Road
South Lambeth SW9 0RE
1973
William Wilberforce
(1759–1833)
"William Wilberforce and 'The Clapham Sect' worshipped in this church. Their campaigning resulted in the abolition of slavery in British Dominions, 1833" Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common
Clapham SW4 0QZ
1984

Lewisham[edit]

There are thirteen blue plaques in the London Borough of Lewisham.[25]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
James Elroy Flecker
(1885–1915)

"Poet and Dramatist was born here"

9 Gilmore Road
Lee SE13 5AD
51°27′40″N 0°00′28″W / 51.4611°N 0.0078°W / 51.4611; -0.0078
1986 (1986) 502
James Glaisher
(1809–1903)

"Astronomer, Meteorologist and pioneer of weather forecasting lived here"

20 Dartmouth Hill
Blackheath SE10 8AJ
51°28′18″N 0°00′29″W / 51.4718°N 0.00816°W / 51.4718; -0.00816
1974 (1974) 141
Sir George Grove
(1820–1900)

"Promoter of Musical Knowledge lived here"

14 Westwood Hill
Sydenham SE26 6QR
51°25′41″N 0°03′32″W / 51.42804°N 0.05897°W / 51.42804; -0.05897
2016 (2016) 41513
Frederick John Horniman
(1835–1906)

"The Horniman Museum and Gardens were given to the people of London in 1901 by Frederick John Horniman who lived near this site"

Horniman Museum, London Road
Forest Hill SE23 3PQ
51°26′27″N 0°03′39″W / 51.44075°N 0.06083°W / 51.44075; -0.06083
1985 (1985) 270
Eleanor Marx
(1855–1898)

"Socialist Campaigner lived and died here"

7 Jews Walk
Sydenham SE26 6PJ
51°25′45″N 0°03′35″W / 51.42923°N 0.05985°W / 51.42923; -0.05985
2008 (2008) 10127
Walter Maunder
Annie Maunder
(1851–1928)
(1868–1947)

"Astronomers lived here 1907–1911"

69 Tyrwhitt Road
Brockley SE4 1QEJ
51°27′52″N 0°01′28″W / 51.46451°N 0.02448°W / 51.46451; -0.02448
2022 (2022) 56717
Mass-Observation
(1937-1939)

"The founding headquarters of MASS-OBSERVATION a pioneering social survey 1937–1939"

6 Grote's Buildings
Blackheath, London SE3 0QGJ
51°28′01″N 0°00′16″E / 51.46697°N 0.00457°E / 51.46697; 0.00457
2022 (2022) 57653
Sir James Clark Ross
(1800–1862)

"Polar Explorer lived here"

2 Eliot Place
Blackheath SE3 0QL
51°28′04″N 0°00′03″E / 51.4678°N 0.0007°E / 51.4678; 0.0007
1960 (1960) 327
Sir Ernest Shackleton
(1874–1922)

"Antarctic Explorer Lived here"

12 Westwood Hill
Sydenham SE26 6QR
51°25′40″N 0°03′32″W / 51.4278°N 0.05876°W / 51.4278; -0.05876
1928 (1928) 345
Samuel Smiles
(1812–1904)

"Author of Self-Help lived here"

11 Granville Park
Lewisham SE13 7DY
51°28′01″N 0°00′16″W / 51.4669°N 0.00448°W / 51.4669; -0.00448
1959 (1959) 528
John Tallis
(1816–1876)

"Publisher of London Street Views lived here"

233 New Cross Road
New Cross Gate SE14 5UH
51°28′28″N 0°02′39″W / 51.4744°N 0.04413°W / 51.4744; -0.04413
1978 (1978) 77
Sir Stanley Unwin
(1884–1968)

"Publisher was born here"

13 Handen Road
Lee SE12 8NP
51°27′11″N 0°00′35″E / 51.453°N 0.00962°E / 51.453; 0.00962
1984 (1984) 274
Edgar Wallace
(1875–1932)

"Writer lived here"

6 Tressillian Crescent
Lewisham SE4 1QJ
51°27′50″N 0°01′36″W / 51.464°N 0.02678°W / 51.464; -0.02678
1960 (1960) 123

Merton[edit]

There are eleven blue plaques in the London Borough of Merton.[26]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Josephine Butler
(1828–1906)

"Champion of Women's Rights lived here 1890–1893"

8 North View
Wimbledon SW19 4UJ
2001 (2001) 354
Sir Ernst Chain
(1906–1979)

"Biochemist and Developer of Penicillin lived here"

9 North View
Wimbledon SW19 4UJ
1973 (1973) 177
Robert Graves
(1895–1985)

"Writer was born here"

1 Lauriston Road
Wimbledon SW19 4TL
1995 (1995) 1369
Georgette Heyer
(1902–1974)

"Georgette Heyer 1902–1974 Novelist was born here"

103 Woodside
Wimbledon SW19 7BA
2015 (2015) 39682
John Innes
(1829–1904)

"Founder of the John Innes Horticultural Institution lived here"

Manor House, Watery Lane
Wimbledon SW20 9AD
1978 (1978) 339
Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble)
(1867-1911)

"Educationalist and Campaigner for Indian Independence lived here"

21A High Street
Wimbledon SW19 5DX
2017 (2017) 44019
Dame Margaret Rutherford
(1892–1972)

"Actress lived here 1895–1920"

4 Berkeley Place
Wimbledon SW19 4NN
2002 (2002) 673
Arthur Schopenhauer
(1788–1860)

"Philosopher lived and studied here in 1803"

Eagle House, High Street
Wimbledon SW19 5EF
2005 (2005) 205
Lionel Tertis
(1876–1975)

"Viola soloist lived in a flat here 1961–1975"

42 Marryat Road
Wimbledon SW19 5BD
2015 (2015) 39563

  • (1815–1866)
  • (1852–1883)

"Joseph Toynbee 1815–1866 Aural Surgeon and his son
Arnold Toynbee 1852–1883 Social Philosopher lived here 1854–1866"

Beech Holme, 49 Parkside
Wimbledon SW19 5NB
2004 (2004) 257

Newham[edit]

There are two blue plaques in the London Borough of Newham.[27]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Stanley Holloway
(1890–1971)

"Actor and Humorist was born here"

25 Albany Road
Manor Park E12 5BE
2009 (2009) 1995
Will Thorne
(1857–1946)

"Trade Union Leader and Labour M.P. lived here"

1 Lawrence Road
Plaistow E13 0QD
1987 (1987) 449

Redbridge[edit]

There are three blue plaques in the London Borough of Redbridge.[28]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Clement Attlee
(1883–1967)

"Prime Minister lived here"

17 Monkhams Avenue
Woodford Green IG8 0GB
1984 (1984) 589
Albert Mansbridge
(1831–1913)

"Founder of the Workers' Educational Association lived here"

198 Windsor Road
Ilford IG1 1HE
1967 (1967) 90
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale
(1903–1971)

"Crystallographer and peace campaigner lived here in early life"

19 Colenso Road, Seven Kings,
Ilford IG2 7AG
2021 (2021) 54853

Richmond upon Thames[edit]

There are twenty seven blue plaques in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[29]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
John Beard
(1717–1791) and William Ewart
(1798–1869)
"John Beard c.1717–1791 Singer and William Ewart 1798–1869 Promoter of public libraries lived here" Hampton Branch Library, Rose Hill
Hampton TW12 2AB
1992
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
(1716–1783)
"Landscape Architect lived here 1764–1783" Wilderness House, Moat Lane, Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court KT8 9AR
2011
Sir Edwin Chadwick
(1801–1890)
"Public Health Reformer lived here" 5 Montague Road
Richmond TW3 1LB
1992
Sir Noël Coward
(1899–1973)
"Actor, Playwright and Songwriter born here" 131 Waldegrave Road
Teddington TW11 8BB
1995
Walter de la Mare
(1873–1956)
"Poet lived here 1940–1956" South End House, Montpelier Row
Twickenham TW1 2NQ
1995
Dame Ninette de Valois
(1898–2001)
"Founder of the Royal Ballet lived here 1962–1982" 14 The Terrace, Barnes SW13 0NP 2006
Richard Dimbleby
(1913–1965)
"Broadcaster lived here 1937–1939" Cedar Court, Sheen Lane
East Sheen SW14 8LY
2013
Henry Fielding
(1707–1754)
"Novelist lived here" Milbourne House, Station Road, Barnes Green
Barnes SW13 0LW
1978
David Garrick
(1717–1779)
"Actor lived here" Garrick's Villa, Hampton Court Road
TW12 2EJ
1970
Kathleen Godfree
(1896–1992)
"Kathleen ('Kitty') Godfree née McKane 1896–1992 Lawn Tennis Champion lived here 1936–1992" 55 York Avenue
East Sheen SW14 7LQ
2006
James Henry Greathead
(1844–1896)
"Railway and Tunnelling Engineer lived here 1885–1889" 3 St Mary's Grove
Barnes SW13 0JA
2000
Sir William Hooker
(1785–1865) and Sir Joseph Hooker
(1817–1911)
"Botanists Directors of Kew Gardens lived here" 49 Kew Green
Kew TW9 3AA
2010
Herbert Howells
(1892–1983)
"Composer and teacher lived here 1946–1983" 3 Beverley Close
Barnes SW13 0EH
2011
Arthur Hughes
(1832–1915)
"Pre-Raphaelite Painter lived and died here" Eastside House, 22 Kew Green
Kew TW9 3BH
1993
Dame Celia Johnson
(1908–1982)
"Actress was born here" 46 Richmond Hill
Richmond TW10 4QX
2008
Henry Labouchere
(1831–1912)
"Radical MP and Journalist lived here 1881–1903" St James independent school for Boys, Pope's Villa, 19 Cross Deep
Twickenham TW1 4QG
2000
Cardinal Newman
(1801–1890)
"In this house John Henry Newman 1801–1890 later Cardinal Newman spent some of his early years" Grey Court, Ham Street
Ham TW10 7HN
1981
Bernardo O'Higgins
(1778–1842)
"General, Statesman and Liberator of Chile lived and studied here" Clarence House, 2 The Vineyard
Richmond TW10 6AQ
1994
Kurt Schwitters
(1887–1948)
"Artist lived here" 39 Westmoreland Road
Barnes SW13 9RZ
1984
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
(1876–1948)
"Suffragette lived here" 37 Hampton Court Road,
Richmond KT8 9BW
2023
James Thomson
(1700–1748)
"Poet Author of "Rule, Britannia!" lived and died here" The Royal Hospital, Kew Foot Road
Richmond TW9 2TE
2005
J.M.W. Turner R.A.
(1775–1851)
"Painter designed and lived in this house" Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Road
Twickenham TW1 2LR
1977
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
(1808-1877)
"Civil Engineer lived here from 1868" 55 Sheen Road, TW9 1YH 2021
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
(1892-1973)
"Pioneer of Radar lived here" 287 Sheen Lane
East Sheen SW14 8RN
2017
Edward Whymper
(1840–1911)
"Mountaineer lived here 1907–1911" 82 Waldegrave Road
Teddington TW11 8NY
2011
Leonard Woolf
(1880–1969) and Virginia Woolf
(1882–1941)
"In this house Leonard and Virginia Woolf lived 1915–1924 and founded the Hogarth Press 1917" Hogarth House, 34 Paradise Road
Richmond TW9 1SE
1976
Sir Christopher Wren
(1623–1732)
"Architect lived here" The Old Court House, Hampton Court Green
East Molesey KT8 9BS
51°24′19″N 0°20′32″W / 51.4052492°N 0.3421341°W / 51.4052492; -0.3421341
1996

Southwark[edit]

There are 20 blue plaques in the London Borough of Southwark.[30]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
John Logie Baird
(1888–1946)
"Television pioneer lived here" 3 Crescent Wood Road
Sydenham SE26 6RT
1977
Annie Besant
(1847–1933)
"Social Reformer lived here in 1874" 39 Colby Road
Gipsy Hill SE19 1HA
1963
Joseph Chamberlain
(1836–1914)
"Lived here" 188 Camberwell Grove
Denmark Hill SE5 8RJ
1920
Sir Alan Cobham
(1894–1973)
"Aviator was born here" 78 Denman Road
Peckham SE15 5NR
2003
Henry Cotton
(1907-1987)
"Champion Golfer lived here" 47 Crystal Palace Road
East Dulwich SE22 9EX
2017
Dr. Charles Vickery Drysdale
(1874–1961)
"A founder of the Family Planning Association opened his first birth control clinic here in 1921" 153a East Street
Walworth SE17 2SD
1988
Gerald Durrell
(1925–1995)
"Zoologist and writer lived here as a child" 43 Alleyn Park
Dulwich SE21 8AT
1990
C. S. Forester
(1899–1966)
"Novelist lived here" 58 Underhill Road
East Dulwich SE22 0QT
1990
Leslie Howard
(1893–1943)
"Actor and Film Director lived here" 45 Farquhar Road
Upper Norwood SE19 1SS
2013
Derek Jarman
(1942–1994)
"Film-maker, artist and gay rights activist lived and worked here" Butler's Wharf Building, 36 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YE 2019
Boris Karloff
(1887–1969)
"William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff 1887–1969 Actor was born here" 36 Forest Hill Road
Peckham Rye SE22 0RR
1998
Dr. Harold Moody
(1882–1947)
"Campaigner for Racial Equality lived and worked here" 164 Queens Road
Peckham SE15 2HP
1995
Scipio Africanus Mussabini
(1867–1927)
"Athletics Coach lived here" 84 Burbage Road
Herne Hill SE24 9HE
2012
George Myers
(1803–1875)
"Master Builder lived here 1842–1853" 131 St George's Road
Southwark SE1 6HY
1999
Percy Lane Oliver
(1878–1944)
"Founder of the First Voluntary Blood Donor Service lived and worked here" 5 Colyton Road
Peckham Rye SE22 0NE
1979
Dr. Innes Pearse and Dr George Scott Williamson
(1889–1978) (1884–1953)
"founded the Pioneer Health Centre here in 1926" 142 Queen's Road
Peckham SE15 2HP
2016
Sax Rohmer
(1883–1959)
"Sax Rohmer [Arthur Henry Ward] 1883–1959 Creator of Dr. Fu Manchu lived here" 51 Herne Hill
Herne Hill SE24 9NE
1985
Ada Salter
(1866–1942)
"Ada Salter 1866-1942 Social reformer and first woman mayor of a London borough lived here" 149 Lower Road
Rotherhithe SE16 2XL
2023
Sir Eyre Massey Shaw
(1830–1908)
"First Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade lived here 1878–1891" Winchester House, 94 Southwark Bridge Road
Borough SE1 0EG
2000
Sir Francis Pettit Smith
(1808–1874)
"Pioneer of the Screw Propeller lived here 1864–1870" Fountain House, 17 Sydenham Hill
Sydenham SE26 6SH
2007

Sutton[edit]

There is a single blue plaque in the London Borough of Sutton.[31]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
William Hale White (aka "Mark Rutherford")
1831–1913

"Novelist lived here"

19 Park Hill
Carshalton SM5 3SA
1979 (1979) 616

Tower Hamlets[edit]

There are 22 blue plaques in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[32]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
Dr. Barnardo
(1845–1905)
"Began his work for children in a building on this site in 1866" 58 Solent House, Ben Jonson Road
Stepney E1 3NN
1953
Thomas Barnardo
(1845–1905)
"Founder of Dr Barnardo's Homes for children lived here 1875–1879" 32 Bow Road
Bow E3 4LN
2016
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
(1786–1845)
"Anti–Slavery Campaigner lived and worked here" The Directors' House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane
Shoreditch E1
2007
Edith Cavell
(1865–1915)
"Pioneer of Modern Nursing in Belgium and Heroine of the Great War trained and worked here 1896–1901" London Hospital, Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel E1 1BB
1988
Reverend P. T. B. 'Tubby' Clayton
(1885–1972)
"Founder of Toc H lived here" 43 Trinity Square
Tower Hill EC3N 4DJ
1995
Sir Jack Cohen
(1898–1979)
"Entrepreneur Founder of Tesco Stores lived here as a child" 91 Ashfield Street
Whitechapel E1 2HA
2009
Captain James Cook
(1728–1779)
"On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook 1728–1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer" 88 Mile End Road
Mile End E1 4UN
1970
Bud Flanagan
(1896–1968)
"Comedian and Leader of the 'Crazy Gang' born here" 12 Hanbury Street
Spitalfields E1 6QR
1996
Flying Bomb
(13 June 1944)
"The First Flying Bomb on London Fell Here 13 June 1944" Railway Bridge, Grove Road
Bow E3
1988
Mahatma Gandhi
(1869–1948)
"Stayed here in 1931" Kingsley Hall, Powis Road
Bromley by Bow E3 3HJ
1954
Anna Maria Garthwaite
(1690–1763)
"Designer of Spitalfields Silks lived and worked here" 2 Princelet Street
Spitalfields E1 6QH
1998
Mark Gertler
(1891–1939)
"Painter lived here" 32 Elder Street
Spitalfields E1 6BT
2000
SS Great Eastern
(1847–1929)
"THE GREAT EASTERN (launched 1858) largest steamship of the century was built here by I.K. Brunel and J.Scott Russell" Burrells Wharf, 262 Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3TP 1954
John Richard Green
(1837–1883)
"Historian of the English people Lived here 1866–1869" St Philip's Vicarage, 38 Newark Street
Whitechapel E1 2AA
1910
The Reverend St. John Groser
(1890–1966)
"Priest and Social Reformer lived here" Royal Foundation of St Katherine, 2 Butcher Row
Limehouse E14 8DS
1990
Mary Hughes
(1860–1941)
"Friend of All in Need lived and worked here 1926–1941" 71 Vallance Road
Bethnal Green E2 5BS
1961
Dr. Jimmy Mallon C. H.
(1874–1961)
"Warden of Toynbee Hall Champion of Social Reform lived here" Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street
Whitechapel E1 6LS
1984
The Match Girls’ Strike "took place here at the Bryant and May works in 1888" 3 Moreland Cottages, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, Bow, London, E3 2QN 2022
Ratcliff Cross "This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Borough, Sir Martin Frobisher and other navigators who, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, set sail from this reach of the River Thames near Ratcliff Cross to explore the northern seas" King Edward Memorial Park, The Highway, Shadwell, London E1 1922
Isaac Rosenberg
(1890–1918)
"Poet and Painter lived in the East End and studied here" Whitechapel Library, 77 High Street
Whitechapel E1 7QX
1987
Lincoln Stanhope Wainwright
(1847–1929)
"Vicar of St Peter's, London Docks lived here 1884–1929" Clergy House, Wapping Lane
Shadwell E1W 2RW
1961
Israel Zangwill
(1864–1926)
"Writer and Philanthropist lived here" 288 Old Ford Road
Old Ford E3 5SP
1965

Waltham Forest[edit]

There are four blue plaques in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[33]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Alliott Verdon Roe
(1877–1958)

"Under these arches...assembled his Avro No.1 triplane. In July 1909 he made the first all-British powered flight from Walthamstow Marsh"

Railway arches at Walthamstow Marsh Railway Viaduct, Walthamstow Marshes
Walthamstow E17
1983 (1983) 491
Harry Beck
(1902–1974)

"Designer of the London Underground map was born here"

14 Wesley Road
Leyton E10 6JF
2013 (2013) 12256
James Hilton
(1900–1954)

"Novelist and Scriptwriter lived here"

42 Oakhill Gardens
Woodford Green IG8 9DY
1997 (1997) 529
Solomon T. Plaatje
(1876–1932)

"Black South African Writer and Campaigner for African Rights lived here"

25 Carnarvon Road
Walthamstow E10 6DW
1986 (1986) 163

Wandsworth[edit]

There are thirty blue plaques in the London Borough of Wandsworth.[34]

Person or institution Inscription Address Year issued Photo
John Richard Archer
(1863–1932)
"Mayor of Battersea who fought social and racial injustice lived here" 55 Brynmaer Road
Battersea SW11 4EN
2013
H. M. Bateman
(1887–1970)
"Cartoonist lived here 1910–1914" 40 Nightingale Lane
Clapham SW12 8TF
1997
Edvard Beneš
(1884–1948)
"President of Czechoslovakia lived here" 26 Gwendolen Avenue
Putney SW15 6EH
1978
John Burns
(1858–1943)
"Statesman lived here" 110 Clapham Common Northside
Clapham SW4 0JL
1950
Norman Douglas
(1868–1952)
"Writer lived here" 63 Albany Mansions, Albert Bridge Road
Battersea SW11 4QA
1980
Gus Elen
(1862–1940)
"Music Hall Comedian lived here" 3 Thurleigh Avenue
Balham SW12 8AN
1979
George Eliot
(1819–1880)
"Novelist lived here" Holly Lodge, 31 Wimbledon Park Road
Wimbledon SW18 5SJ
1905
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
(1891-1915)
"Sculptor and Artist worked here 1913-1914" 25 Winthorpe Road
Putney SW15 2LW
2017
Thomas Hardy
(1840–1928)
"Poet and novelist lived here 1878–1881" 172 Trinity Road
Tooting SW17 7HT
1962
G. A. Henty
(1832–1902)
"Author lived here" 33 Lavender Gardens
Clapham SW11 1DJ
1953
Gerard Manley Hopkins
(1844–1889)
"Poet lived and studied at Manresa House" Gatepost at Manresa House, Holybourne Avenue
Roehampton SW15 4JD
1979
Sir Robert Hunter
(1844-1913)
Co-founder of the National Trust lived here 1869-1872 5 Louvaine Road, Battersea SW11 2AQ 2020
Charles Sargeant Jagger
(1885–1934)
"Sculptor lived and died here" 67 Albert Bridge Road
Battersea SW11 4QE
2000
Fred Knee
(1868–1914)
"London Labour Party Pioneer and Housing Reformer lived here" 24 Sugden Road
Clapham SW11 5EF
1986
Sir Harry Lauder
(1870–1950)
"Music Hall Artiste lived here 1903–1911" 46 Longley Road
Tooting SW17 9LL
1969
Ted "Kid" Lewis
(1893–1970)
"World Champion Boxer lived and died here" Nightingale House, Nightingale Lane
Balham SW12 8NB
2003
Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
(1929-1992)
"Prime Minister lived here" 3 Routh Road
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth SW18 3SW
2004
Sir Kenneth MacMillan
(1929-1992)
"Choreographer lived here" 14 Lyford Road
, Wandsworth SW18 3LG
2004
Seán O'Casey
(1880–1964)
"Playwright lived here at flat No 49" 49 Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive
Battersea SW11 4EZ
1993
Fred Russell
(1862–1957)
"Father of Modern Ventriloquism lived here in flat No.71 1914–1926" 71 Kenilworth Court, Lower Richmond Road
Putney SW15 1EN
2009
Abdus Salam
(1926–1996)
"Physicist, Nobel Laureate and champion of science in developing countries lived here" 8 Campion Road
Putney SW16 6NW
2020
Sir Edwin Saunders
(1814–1901)
"Dentist to Queen Victoria lived and died here" Fairlawn, 89 Wimbledon Parkside
Wimbledon SW19 5LR
1997
Short Brothers
Eustace Short (1875–1932)
Horace Short (1872–1917)
Oswald Short (1883–1969)
"Aeronautical Engineers worked in arches 75 and 81" Arch 75, Queen's Circus
Battersea Park SW8 4ND
2013
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
(1834–1892)
"Preacher Lived Here" 99 Nightingale Lane
Balham SW12 8LZ
1914
Marie Spartali Stillman
(1844–1927)
"Pre-Raphaelite artist and model lived here" The Shrubbery, 2 Lavender Gardens
Battersea SW11 1DL
2023
Algernon Charles Swinburne
(1837–1909) and Theodore Watts-Dunton
(1832–1914)
"Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) – Poet – and his friend Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914) Poet-Novelist-Critic Lived and died here" The Pines, 11 Putney Hill
Putney SW15 6BA
1926
Edward Thomas
(1878–1917)
"Essayist and poet lived here" 61 Shelgate Road
Clapham SW11 1BA
1949
John Walter
(1739–1812)
"Founder of The Times lived here" 113 Clapham Common Northside
Clapham SW4 9SN
1977
William Wilberforce
(1759–1833)
"On the site behind this house stood until 1904 Broomwood House (formerly Broomfield) where William Wilberforce resided during the campaign against slavery which he successfully conducted in Parliament" 111 Broomwood Road
Battersea SW11 6JTJ
1906
Edward Adrian Wilson
(1872–1912)
"Antarctic explorer and naturalist lived here" Battersea Vicarage, 42 Vicarage Crescent
Battersea SW11 3LD
1935

City of London[edit]

There is a single blue plaque in the City of London.[35]

Subject Inscription Location Year installed Photo Open Plaques
ref
Notes
Samuel Johnson
1709–1784

"Author lived here"

Dr Johnson's House, Gough Square
Holborn EC4A 3DE
1876 (1876) 1364 This is one of the 15 surviving plaques erected by the Royal Society of Arts.

City of Westminster[edit]

There are 323 blue plaques in the City of Westminster.[36]

See also[edit]

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