Search & Discover Blue Plaques in London

In memory of those who were killed in the bomb attack on a route 30 bus near this spot on 7th July 2005. Anthony Fatayi-Williams, Miriam Hyman,...

7 July 2005 London Bombings, Anthony Fatayi-Williams, Miriam Hyman, Anat Rosenberg, And 10 Other

Tavistock House, Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 9PJ

In memory of those who were killed in the bomb attack on a Circle line train near this station on 7th July 2005 Michael Stanley Brewster, Jonathan...

7 July 2005 London Bombings, Michael Stanley Brewster, Jonathan Downey, David Foulkes, And 3 Other

Chapel Street, London, NW1 5DH

A. A. Milne 1882-1956 author lived here

A. A. Milne Blue Plaque

18 Mallord Street, London, SW3 6DU

A. A. Milne author and playwright 1882 - 1956 born in Henley House, which stood on this site

A. A. Milne Green Plaque

Philip House, Mortimer Place, London, NW6 5PD

The White House This 18th century house was renovated in the Regency style in 1826 by Dr A. C. Bartley, a village doctor, whose daughter wrote...

A. C. Bartley Blue Plaque

9 Cricket Green, Mitcham, CR4 4LB

A. E. Housman 1859-1936 poet and scholar wrote “A Shropshire Lad” while living here

A. E. Housman Blue Plaque

London, N6 4AY

A. E. Housman poet & classical scholar, author of 'A Shropshire Lad' lived here 1885-1886

A. E. Housman Blue Plaque

39 Northumberland Place, London, W2 5AS

A. J. P. Taylor 1906-1990 historian and broadcaster lived here

A. J. P. Taylor Blue Plaque

9 Saint Mark's Crescent, London, NW1 7TS

Bermondsey Abbey Street Bridge Designed by Colonel George Thomas Landmann Royal Engineers (1780-1854) The bridge is Grade II listed, and the...

Abbey Street Bridge, London And George Thomas Landmann Blue Plaque

171 Abbey Street, London, SE1 3NS

On the night of the Eighth of September 1915 a Zeppelin bomb fell and exploded on this spot although nearly one thousand people slept in the...

Abraham Alley Bronze Plaque

Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AU

In Memory of Auxiliary Fireman Abraham Lewis who died from injuries received when called to incendiary fires at Trinity House on the night of...

Abraham Lewis White Plaque

Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4DH

The charity Action for Children was founded as 'The Children's Home' on this site by Revd. Thomas Bowman Stephenson, a Methodist minister, on 9...

Action For Children And Thomas Bowman Stephenson Blue Plaque

7 Exton Street, London, SE1 8UE

Ada Countess of Lovelace 1815-1852 pioneer of computing lived here

Ada Lovelace Blue Plaque

15 Saint James's Square, London, SW1Y 4LB

Sir Adrian Boult CH 1889-1983 conductor lived at flat No. 78 1966-1977

Adrian Boult Blue Plaque

59 Cannon Hill, London, NW6 1JS

Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976 author lived here

Agatha Christie Blue Plaque

9 Cresswell Place, London, SW10 9RD

Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976 detective novelist and playwright lived here 1934-1941

Agatha Christie Blue Plaque

Campden House, 29 Sheffield Terrace, London, W8 7NE

Akram Miknas of Promoseven 2000 lives here

Akram Miknas Red Plaque

24 Curzon Street, London, W1J 7TF

Al Bowlly 1899 - 1941 singer liver here 1933 - 1934

Al Bowlly Blue Plaque

26 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DG

Alan Dower Blumlein 1903-1942 electronics engineer and inventor lived here

Alan Blumlein Blue Plaque

37 The Ridings, London, W5 3DB

Sir Alan Cobham 1894-1973 aviator was born here

Alan Cobham Blue Plaque

71A Denman Road, London, SE15 5NS

Alan "Fluff" Freeman MBE 1927-2006 Music Broadcaster and Past King Rat

Alan Freeman Blue Plaque

Brinsworth House, Twickenham

Sir Alan Herbert (A. P. H.) 1890-1971 author, humourist and Reformist M.P. lived and died here

Alan Herbert Blue Plaque

11 Hammersmith Terrace, London, W6 9TS

Here fell Sgt Alan King 29th November 1991

Alan King Plaque

206A Higham Hill Road, London, E17 5RQ

Alan Turing 1912-1954 code-breaker and pioneer of computer science was born here

Alan Turing Blue Plaque

5 Warrington Crescent, London, W9 1ED

Alan Turing 1912-1954 code breaker lived here from 1945-1947

Alan Turing Blue Plaque

84 High Street, Hampton, TW12 2SW

Alan Turing Code Breaker & Pioneer of Computer Science Love Lived Here 1912-1954

Alan Turing Multicoloured Plaque

9 Warrington Crescent, London, W9 1ED

Alastair Sim 1900-1976 actor lived here 1953-1975

Alastair Sim Blue Plaque

10 Frognal Gardens, London, NW3 6UX

Albert Chevalier 1861-1923 music hall comedian was born here

Albert Chevalier Blue Plaque

15 Saint Anns Villas, London, W11 4RT

In memory of Auxiliary Fireman Albert Edward Arber who served under Station 32 Bow and who died as a result of enemy action buried by falling...

Albert Edward Arber White Plaque

39 Athelstane Grove, London, E3 5JG

Albert Henry Stanley Lord Ashfield 1874-1948 first Chairman of London Transport lived here

Albert Henry Stanley Blue Plaque

41 South Street, London, W1K 2XF

Albert Mansbridge 1876-1952 founder of the Workers' Educational Association lived here

Albert Mansbridge Blue Plaque

198 Windsor Road, Ilford, IG1 1HE

The Aldermanbury Conduit stood in this street providing free water 1471-18th century (plaque not yet erected)

Aldermanbury Conduit Blue Plaque

55 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 5AF

Site of Aldersgate demolished 1761

Aldersgate Blue Plaque

61 Saint Martin's Le Grand, London, EC1A 4ER

Site of Aldgate demolished 1760

Aldgate Blue Plaque

33 Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1DL

Sir Alec Guinness In recognition of his unique contribution to British Cinema

Alec Guinness Film Cell Plaque

8 Upper St Martin's Lane, London, WC2H 9DL

Alek Wek 1991

Alek Wek Plaque

Urswick School

Alexander Cruden 1690-1770 Humanist scholar and intellectual. Born Aberdeen, educated Marischal College, came to London 1719 as tutor, appointed...

Alexander Cruden Bronze Plaque

13 Camden Passage, London, N1 8EA

Sir Alexander Fleming 1881-1955 discoverer of penicillin lived here

Alexander Fleming Blue Plaque

17 Ropers Orchard Danvers Street, London, SW3 5AX

Sir Alexander Fleming 1881-1955 discovered penicillin in the second storey room above this plaque

Alexander Fleming Maroon Plaque

107 Praed Street, London, W2 1NT

Alexander Herzen 1812-1870 Russian political thinker lived here 1860-1863

Alexander Herzen Blue Plaque

Holy Trinity House, Orsett Terrace, London, W2 6AH

Alexander Herzen 1812-1870 operated the Free Russian Press from this building 1854-1856

Alexander Herzen Blue Plaque

61 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9QT

Sir Alexander Korda 1893-1956 film producer worked here 1932-1936

Alexander Korda Blue Plaque

22 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QN

Alexander Parkes (1813-1890) plastics pioneer lived here

Alexander Parkes Blue Plaque

12A Park Hall Road, London, SE21 8DW

In a house in this court Alexander Pope poet was born 1688

Alexander Pope Blue Plaque

37 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9BQ

Alexander Pope 1688-1744 poet lived in this row Mawson's Buildings 1716-1719

Alexander Pope Blue Plaque

112 Chiswick Lane South, London, W4 2QA

The Ealing Club 17 March 1962 Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies began British Rhythm & Blues on this site

Alexis Korner And Cyril Davies Blue Plaque

42 The Broadway, London, W5 2NP

Alexis Soyer 1810-1858 chef, author of cookbooks, inventor lived here

Alexis Soyer Green Plaque

26 Marlborough Place, London, NW8 0PD

Abbey Road Depot bombing. Alf Bridgeman ARP rescue squad leader Fred Chilvers ARP rescue squad Hugh Dicken AFS Ted Dunn ARP demolition squad ...

Alf Bridgeman, Fred Chilvers, Hugh Dicken, Ted Dunn, And 9 Other

35 Abbey Road, London, E15 3JZ

His Excellency Alfonso Lopez-Pumarejo 1886-1959 Ambassador to the Court of St James's Twice President of the Republic of Colombia lived and died here

Alfonso Lopez-Pumarejo Blue Plaque

33 Wilton Crescent, London, SW1X 8RX

Philosopher Professor Sir Alfred Ayer 1910-1989 lived here 1980-1989

Alfred Ayer Green Plaque

49 York Street, London, W1H 1PU

Alfred Bestall 1892-1986 illustrator of Rupert Bear lived here 1936-1966

Alfred Bestall Blue Plaque

60A Cranes Park, Surbiton, KT5 8AS

Alfred Harmsworth Viscount Northcliffe 1865-1922 journalist and newspaper proprietor lived here

Alfred Harmsworth Blue Plaque

1 Solent Road, London, NW6 1TP

Sir Alfred Hitchcock 1899-1980 film director lived here 1926-1939

Alfred Hitchcock Blue Plaque

151 Cromwell Road, London, SW5 0TQ

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock The famous film director was born near this site at 517 High Road Leytonstone on August 13th 1899. Died April 24th 1980

Alfred Hitchcock Blue Plaque

525 High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 4PG

The Gainsborough Film Studios 1924-1949 Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Balcon, Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields, 'The Lady Vanishes', 'The Wicked Lady' ...

Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Balcon, Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields, And 1 Other

Whitechapel Road, London, E1 4UT

Alfred Marks OBE

Alfred Marks Blue Plaque

BBC Radio Theatre Broadcasting House, 30-34 Langham Street, London, W1W 7AW

Lord Alfred Milner 1854–1925 statesman lived here

Alfred Milner Blue Plaque

9 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PL

Sir Alfred Munning President of the Royal Academy lived here 1920-1922

Alfred Munnings Blue Plaque

63 Glebe Place, London, SW3 5JB

Sir Alfred Munnings President of the Royal Academy Lived here 1920-1959

Alfred Munnings Blue Plaque

9 Chelsea Park Gardens, London, SW3 6AF

Alfred Reynolds Hungarian poet and philosopher lived here 1980-1993.

Alfred Reynolds Blue Plaque

Heysham Lane, London, NW3 7LU

Alfred Russel Wallace 1823-1913 naturalist lived here

Alfred Russel Wallace Blue Plaque

44 Saint Peter's Road, Croydon, CR0 1HG

In memory of Bermondsey GP Dr. Salter 1873 - 1945 who devoted his career to improving the health of local people and whose surgery stood on this site

Alfred Salter Brushed Metal Plaque

London, SE16 4SN

Alfred Stevens 1817-1875 artist lived here

Alfred Stevens Blue Plaque

9 Eton Villas, London, NW3 4SX

Alfred Lord Tennyson 1908-1892 Poet Laureate lived here

Alfred Tennyson Blue Plaque

15 Montpelier Row, Twickenham, TW1 2NQ

Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809-1892 poet lived here in 1880 and 1881

Alfred Tennyson Blue Plaque

11 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1X 8BD

The Alfred Plaque. This plaque was erected in 1986 to mark the eleven hundredth anniversary of King Alfred's resettlement of the Roman city of...

Alfred The Great Black Plaque

Collingwood Street, London, SE1

Alfred Turner RA (sculptor) lived & worked here 1914-1937 by appt. HRH George V

Alfred Turner Blue Plaque

44A Munster Road, London, SW6 4EW

Alfred Waterhouse 1830-1905 architect lived here

Alfred Waterhouse Blue Plaque

15 Mansfield Street, London, W1G 9NH

Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 poet and his friend Theodore Watts-Dunton 1832-1914 poet-novelist-critic lived and died here

Algernon Charles Swinburne And Theodore Watts-Dunton Blue Plaque

London, SW15 6AG

Ali Mohammed Abbas 1922-1979 barrister and one of the founders of Pakistan lived here 1945-1979

Ali Mohammed Abbas Brown Plaque

34 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EZ

Alice Meynell 1847–1922 poet and essayist lived here

Alice Meynell Blue Plaque

51 Palace Court, London, W2 4LS

Site of All Hallows the Great demolished 1893 (plaque not yet erected)

All Hallows The Great, London Blue Plaque

110 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4R 3TJ

Major Allan H. Beckett MBE RE (1914-2005) lived here (1919-1939). His engineering designs made the Mulberry Harbour and the D-Day landings possible

Allan Beckett Blue Plaque

Montpelier Gardens

Here fifty years ago Allen Lane published his first paperbacks thereby changing reading habits throughout the English speaking world

Allen Lane Black Plaque

Albany, 8 Vigo Street, London, W1S 3HJ

Under these arches Alliott Verdon Roe assembled his AVRO No. 1 triplane. In July 1909 he made the first all-British powered flight from Walthamstow...

Alliott Verdon Roe Blue Plaque

58 Bakers Hill, London, E5 9HL

Alma Cogan 1932-1966 singer lived here 1951-1966

Alma Cogan Blue Plaque

Kensington High Street, London, W8 7DJ

Dr Alphonse Normandy (1809-1864) Analytical Chemist and Desalination Pioneer lived and worked here 1850-1859.

Alphonse Normandy Blue Plaque

93 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE

Ambrose Godfrey 1660-1741 Chemist and inventor of the fire extinguisher who lived at a house and worked at a laboratory and pharmacy on this site...

Ambrose Godfrey Green Plaque

30-32 Southampton Street, London, WC2E

Sir Ambrose Heal 1872-1959 furniture designer and retailer lived here

Ambrose Heal Blue Plaque

Moss Lane, Pinner, HA5 3AG

Amelia Edwards 1831-1892 Egyptologist and Writer lived here

Amelia Edwards Blue Plaque

18 Wharton Street, London, WC1X 9PT

Amnesty International (plaque not yet erected)

Amnesty International Blue Plaque

1 Old Mitre Court, London, EC4Y 7BS

Amy Ashwood Garvey 1897-1969 feminist, human rights campaigner, Pan-Africanist and first wife of Marcus Garvey lived here between 1934 and 1960

Amy Ashwood Garvey Blue Plaque

2 Bassett Road, London, W10 6JJ

Amy Johnson 1903-1941 aviator lived here

Amy Johnson Blue Plaque

Wendover Court, Finchley Road, London, NW2 2PH

Andrea Dykes D.O.B. 30-11-1971 John Light D.O.B. 27-04-1967 Nick Moore D.O.B. 24-05-1967 deceased 30-4-1999 in the Admiral Duncan Bombing....

Andrea Dykes, John Light, Nick Moore, And Admiral Duncan Bombing Green Plaque

churchyard close to the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street

Andreas Kalvos 1792-1869 Greek poet and patriot lived here

Andreas Kalvos Blue Plaque

182 Sutherland Avenue, London, W9 1HR

Andres Bello 1781-1865 poet, jurist, philologist and Venezuelan patriot lived here in 1810

Andrés Bello Blue Plaque

58 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DN

Andrew Bonar Law 1858-1923 Prime Minister lived here

Andrew Bonar Law Blue Plaque

17 Selwood Terrace, London, SW7 3QL

Carnegie Library. Grade II Listed building. Designed by W Jacques and erected in 1905. Funded by Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish born philanthropist...

Andrew Carnegie And W Jacques Blue Plaque

Mellish Flats, Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7HY

Andrew Lang (1844-1912), man of letters, lived here in 1876-1912.

Andrew Lang Blue Plaque

5 Marloes Road, London, W8 6LQ

Four feet below this spot is the stone step, formerly the entrance to the cottage in which lived Andrew Marvell, poet, wit and satirist. Colleague...

Andrew Marvell Black Plaque

112 Highgate Hill, London, N6 5HE

Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan 1897-1960 and Jennie Lee 1904-1988 Politicians lived here 1944-1954

Aneurin Bevan And Jennie Lee Blue Plaque

23 Cliveden Place, Belgravia SW1W

In memory of Hon Angad Paul 4 June 1970 to 8 November 2015 Who lived his whole life at Ambika House and love this place Though tragically...

Angad Paul Brushed Metal Plaque

London, W1B 1AT

In recognition of Westminster's councillors and officers and the civil and emergency services during their actions during World War II (1939-1945)...

Angela Hooper Black Plaque

64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Ann Boleyn's Well. A romantic tradition alleges that a blow from the hoof of Anne Boleyn's horse caused the spring (now dry) to rise. However,...

Ann Boleyn's Well Red Plaque

2 High Street, Carshalton, SM5 3PE

Anna Freud 1895-1982 pioneer of child psychoanalysis lived here 1938-1982

Anna Freud Blue Plaque

20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SD

Anna Laetitia Barbauld 1743-1825 Poet and writer lived in this house from 1802 and died here

Anna Laetitia Barbauld Red Plaque

115 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 0UD

Anna Maria Garthwaite 1690-1763 designer of Spitalfields Silks lived and worked here

Anna Maria Garthwaite Blue Plaque

4 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH

Dame Anna Neagle film and stage actress 1904-1986 and her husband Herbert Wilcox CBE film producer and director 1890-1977 lived here 1950-1964

Anna Neagle And Herbert Wilcox Green Plaque

Park Lane Safe Deposit Ltd, 3 Park Street, London, W1K 7HD

Anna Pavlova lived here 1912-1931

Anna Pavlova Blue Plaque

94-96 North End Road, London, NW11 7SX

On part of this site in 1640 was built Worcester House where lived Edward second Marquess of Worcester. At midnight on the 3rd. September, 1660,...

Anne Hyde And James II Grey Plaque

2 Savoy Court, London, WC2R 0EZ