Search & Discover Blue Plaques in London

This building housed the headquarters of the Polish Navy during 1939-1945 Orzel Wilk Blyskawica Grom Burza Garland Piorun Krakowiak Kajawiak...

Grey Plaque № 42496

The London Allergy Clinic, 66 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 8TD

Parish post, Penge. Marking the boundary of what was a detached part of the parish of Battersea until 1855

Grey Plaque № 5334

Barton House, 13 Tudor Road, London, SE19 2UH

Fairfield Works, Fairfield Road. The scene of the Match Girls Strike of 1888. Here Bryant and May manufactured matches from 1861 to 1979.

Grey Plaque № 5402

87 Fairfield Road, London, E3 2QN

This Plaque honours the National Servicemen of the London Borough of Greenwich who were conscripted between 1945 and 1963. We commemorate their...

Grey Plaque № 5410

19a Cartridge Place, London, SE18 6ST

Site of St. Margaret's church (13th century) and the borough compter

Grey Plaque № 7538

32-34 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XU

Goodwin's Court (replacing Fishers Alley) first appeared in the Rate-books in 1690 and it seems probable that the houses in the Court were erected...

Grey Plaque № 7947

Saint Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4EA

Channel Tunnel and Eurostar The Channel Tunnel is one of the most advanced and largest engineering projects of its type. It carries both...

Grey Plaque № 8949

York Road, London, SE1 7ND

Bryan Donkin's Rose Lathe The intricate patterns engraved by this geometric lather were used for over a century to protect bank notes and documents...

Grey Plaque № 8951

Possibly Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7

Thames Water Ring Main This is a unique water distribution system with a pressurised closed tunnel ring of drinking water, gravity fed from several...

Grey Plaque № 8957

Thames Water, Islington

Near this site stood Millbank Prison, which was opened in 1816 and closed in 1880. This buttress stood at the head of the rivers steps from which,...

Grey Plaque № 9196

48 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RL

In memory of Michael Burton 1927-2006 for his efforts to preserve the unique quality of Langton Way and the immediate area

Grey Plaque № 9381

93 Langton Way, London, SE3 7JU

Built circa 1720 Rebuilt 1980 Numbers 9, 11, 13 & 15 Gt: Ormond St:

Gt Ormond St Bronze Plaque

11D Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3RA

Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937 the pioneer of wireless communications lived here in 1896-1897

Guglielmo Marconi Blue Plaque

London, W2 5BB

From this site Guglielmo Marconi made the first public transmission of wireless signals on 27 July 1896

Guglielmo Marconi Grey Plaque

Saint Martins Court, 5 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6AA

Guild & Church Ward of St Botolph-without-Aldersgate A church building has stood here for nearly one thousand yeards. The present building dates...

Guild & Church Ward Of St Botolph-without-Aldersgate, London And St Botolph Without Aldersgate, Lond

10 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4EU

Gus Elen 1862-1940 music hall comedian lived here

Gus Elen Blue Plaque

114 Thurleigh Road, London, SW12 8TT

Gustav Holst 1874-1934 composer wrote The Planets and taught here

Gustav Holst Blue Plaque

London, W6 7PB

Gustav Holst Composer 1874-1934 lived here 1908-1913

Gustav Holst Blue Plaque

Holst House, 10 The Terrace, London, SW13 0NP

Guy Gibson VC 1918-1944 pilot, leader of the Dambusters Raid lived here

Guy Gibson Blue Plaque

35 Maida Vale, London, W9 1TP

H. G. Wells 1866-1946 writer lived and died here

H. G. Wells Blue Plaque

14 Hanover Terrace, London, NW1 4RJ

H. G. Wells author 1866-1946 lived and worked here 1930-1936

H. G. Wells Brown Plaque

186 Baker Street, London, NW1 5RU

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) H. G. Wells, the writer, lived in this district for several years. Between 1893 and 1894 he lived here and later,...

H. G. Wells Red Plaque

H G Wells House, 25 Langley Park Road, Sutton, SM2 5EN

H. M. Bateman 1887-1970 cartoonist lived here 1910-1914

H. M. Bateman Blue Plaque

38 Nightingale Lane, London, SW12 8TF

Henry Noel Brailsford 1873-1958 writer, champion of equal and free humanity, lived here

H. N. Brailsford Blue Plaque

37 Belsize Park Gardens, London, NW3 4JJ

Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925 novelist lived here 1885-1888

H. Rider Haggard Blue Plaque

1 Glazbury Road, London, W14 9AS

King Haakon VII 1872-1957 led the Norwegian government-in-exile here 1940-1945

Haakon VII Blue Plaque

2 Palace Green, London, W8 4QB

Site of the Haberdashers' Hall 1458-1996

Haberdashers' Hall, London Blue Plaque

31 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QA

Hablot Knight Browne alias 'Phiz' 1815-1882 illustrator of Dickens's novels lived here 1874-1880

Hablot Knight Browne Blue Plaque

216 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5LU

On this site from 1897-1971 stood the Halex factory of the British Xylonite Company

Halex Factory Plaque

Chingford, E4 9JD

Sir Hamo Thornycroft 1850-1925 sculptor lived here

Hamo Thornycroft Blue Plaque

2A Melbury Road, London, W14 8LP

The distinguished physician Dr Hannah Billig GM, MBE 1901-1987 known locally as "The Angel of Cable Street." honoured for her bravery in World War...

Hannah Billig Blue Plaque

196 Cable Street, London, E1 2QP

King Henry VIII’s Manor House stood here until 1753 when it was demolished after the death of its last occupant, Sir Hans Sloane. Nos. 19 to 26...

Hans Sloane And Henry VIII Blue Plaque

24 Cheyne Walk, London, SW3 5TR

Sir Hans Sloane 1660-1753 Physician, benefactor of the British Museum lived here 1695-1742

Hans Sloane Blue Plaque

Bloomsbury Place, London, WC1A 2EB

Harold Abrahams 1899-1978 Olympic athlete lived here

Harold Abrahams Blue Plaque

2 Hodford Road, London, NW11 8NP

Harold Bride (1890-1956) wireless operator aboard RMS Titanic lived here 1903-1922

Harold Bride Blue Plaque

68 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0BP

Sir Harold Gillies 1882-1960 pioneer plastic surgeon lived here

Harold Gillies Blue Plaque

55 Frognal, London, NW3 6YA

Harold Laski 1893-1950 teacher and political philosopher lived here 1926-1950

Harold Laski Blue Plaque

6 Addison Bridge Place, London, W14 8XP

Dr Harold Moody 1882–1947 campaigner for racial equality lived and worked here

Harold Moody Blue Plaque

157 Queen's Road, London, SE15 2ND

Harold Nicolson 1886-1968 and Vita Sackville-West 1892-1962 writers and gardeners lived here

Harold Nicolson And Vita Sackville-West Brown Plaque

182 Ebury Street, London, SW1W 8UP

The first intraocular lens for the treatment of cataract was implanted by Mr. Harold Ridley FRS at St. Thomas' Hospital on 8th February 1950

Harold Ridley And Intraocular Lens Black Plaque

77 Royal Street, London, SE1 7LW

Haroon Shamsher is the founder of pioneering collective Joi founded in the 80s with his brother Farook, whose father – a Bangladeshi immigrant –...

Haroon Shamsher And Farook Shamsher Blue Plaque

13 Buxton Street, London, E1 5EG

In memory of Harry Beck the originator of the distinctive London Underground map who lived near here and used the station regularly. The map is...

Harry Beck Black Plaque

Regent's Park Road, London, N3 2RY

Harry Beck designer of the London Underground map was born here

Harry Beck Blue Plaque

19 Wesley Road, London, E10 6JF

Harry Beck designer of the London Underground map lived here 1936-1960

Harry Beck Blue Plaque

60 Courthouse Road, London, N12 7PJ

Lancaster Gate platforms Architect Harry Bell Measures , 1900 These platforms were the last substantial examples of the original Central London...

Harry Bell Measures And Lancaster Gate Brown Plaque

Bayswater Road, London, W2 2UE

Harry Cole voluntary worker, policeman, writer attended this school 1934-40

Harry Cole Blue Plaque

Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF

Harry Gordon Selfridge 1858-1947 department store magnate lived here 1921-1929

Harry Gordon Selfridge Blue Plaque

9 Fitzmaurice Place, London, W1J 5JD

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett Blue Plaque

Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, W12

Sir Harry Lauder 1870-1950 music hall artiste lived here 1903-1911

Harry Lauder Blue Plaque

49C Longley Road, London, SW17 9LA

Little Tich (Harry Relph) 1867-1928 music hall comedian lived and died here

Harry Relph Blue Plaque

95 Shirehall Park, London, NW4 2QU

Sir Harry Ricardo 1885-1974 mechanical engineer was born here

Harry Ricardo Blue Plaque

Bedford Square, 6 Bayley Street, London, WC1B 3HE

Sir Harry Secombe

Harry Secombe Blue Plaque

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

Harry Tate (1872-1940) Near here stood Camden House, once home of Harry Tate from 1920-31. Born Ronald Hutchinson in Scotland in 1872, he adopted...

Harry Tate And Camden House Red Plaque

27A Camden Road, Sutton, SM1 2SH

Harry Vardon professional golfer born May 9th 1870 lived in this house from 1903 until he died in 1937

Harry Vardon Blue Plaque

24 Totteridge Lane, London, N20 0HD

Harry Worth 1917-1989 comedian

Harry Worth Blue Plaque

10 Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9NW

Harry Worth 1920-1989

Harry Worth Bronze Plaque

Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, W12

Hattie Jacques 1924-1980 comedy actress lived here 1945-1980

Hattie Jacques Blue Plaque

59 Eardley Crescent, London, SW5 9JT

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques Blue Plaque

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

Haydn Wood 1882-1959 composer. A much loved master of British light music lived here

Haydn Wood Blue Plaque

Parliament Hill Mansions, 31 Lissenden Gardens, London, NW5 1PP

On this site stood the headquarters of the London Salvage Corps 1907 to 1960

Headquarters Of The London Salvage Corps Green Plaque

76 Walting Street, London, EC4M 9BJ

Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 composer stayed here in 1851

Hector Berlioz Blue Plaque

58 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 8HW

Hector Hugh Munro alias Saki 1870-1916 Short story writer lived here

Hector Hugh Munro Blue Plaque

99 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7SX

Heddle Nash (1895-1961) international opera singer lived here

Heddle Nash Black Plaque

51 Towncourt Crescent, Orpington, BR5 1PH

Heinrich Heine German poet and essayist (1799-1856) lived here 1827

Heinrich Heine Black Plaque

17-21 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5EA

84 Charing Cross Road. The booksellers Marks & Co. were on this site which became world renowned through the book by Helen Hanff.

Helene Hanff And Marks & Co. Bronze Plaque

95 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0BP

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska 1891-1915 Sculptor and Artist worked here 1913-1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Blue Plaque

9 Winthorpe Road, London, SW15 2LW

Greater London Council Dame Henrietta Barnett 1851-1936 Founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb and Canon Samuel Barnett 1844-1913 Social...

Henrietta Barnett And Samuel Barnett Blue Plaque

33 Spaniards Road, London, NW3 7JJ

Dame Henrietta Barnett, D.B.E., founder of The Hampstead Garden Suburb, lived here, 1915 - 1936.

Henrietta Barnett Plaque

South Square, Hampstead

Henrietta Cresswell 1855 – 1931 writer and artist lived here 1893 – 1899

Henrietta Cresswell Gold Plaque

42 Station Road, London, N21 3RA

United States Embassy 1863-1866. Henry Brooks Adams 1838-1918 US historian lived here

Henry Adams And United States Embassy In London Blue Plaque

98 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LT

Jane Austen novelist, stayed with her brother Henry in a house on this site 1814-1815

Henry Austen And Jane Austen Blue Plaque

27 Hans Place, London, SW1X 0JY

Sir Henry Bessemer

Henry Bessemer Blue Plaque

Spencer Street, London, EC1V 0HB

Henry Peter, Lord Brougham. Resided in this house for the last 30 years of his life Born 1778 - Died 1868

Henry Brougham Stone Plaque

3 Grafton Street, London, W1S 4FE

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1836-1908 Prime Minister lived here

Henry Campbell-Bannerman Blue Plaque

4-5 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7DL

Hon. Henry Cavendish natural philosopher lived here born 1731 died 1810

Henry Cavendish Grey Plaque

10 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3RA

Triangle House. This building was the first shop in Whyteleafe. Originally Henry Clark, butcher. Trading began here in 1866

Henry Clark Blue Plaque

225 Godstone Road, Whyteleafe, CR3 0EN

Sir Henry Cole 1808-1882 campaigner and educator, first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum lived here

Henry Cole Blue Plaque

33 Thurloe Square, London, SW7 2SD

Sir Henry Cole lived here 1879-1880. He originated the custom of sending Christmas Cards and was largely responsible for the foundation of the...

Henry Cole Blue Plaque

3 Elm Row, London, NW3 1AA

Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG born 1934 British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion trained in the gymnasium of the Thomas a Becket

Henry Cooper Blue Plaque

12 Albany Road, London, SE5 0DS

Henry Cotton 1907-1987 champion golfer lived here

Henry Cotton Blue Plaque

38 Crystal Palace Road, London, SE22 9HB

Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon 1538 Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, KG 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey 1547 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset...

Henry Courtenay, Thomas Cromwell, Henry Howard, Edward Seymour, And 3 Other

Tower Hill

In a house on this site The Revd. Sir Henry Bate Dudley, Bt, M.A., LL.d., J.P. 1745 - 1824 lived 1802 - 1816 Critic, Playwright, first...

Henry Dudley Brass Plaque

20 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9SN

Cardinal Manning (1808-1892) lived here

Henry Edward Manning Black Plaque

328 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1AA

Henry Fielding 1707-1754 novelist lived here

Henry Fielding Blue Plaque

Milbourne House, Station Road, London, SW13 0LW

Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable men, among whom were Henry Fielding (novelist), Sir John Fielding...

Henry Fielding, John Fielding, Grinling Gibbons, Charles Macklin, And 1 Other

20 Bow Street, London, WC2E 7AW

Henry Fuseli 1741-1825 artist lived here 1788-1803

Henry Fuseli Blue Plaque

33 Foley Street, London, W1W 7TL

Henry Gray 1827-1861 anatomist lived here

Henry Gray Brown Plaque

7 Wilton Street, London, SW1X 7AF

Henry Hall 1898-1989 dance band leader and broadcaster lived here 1932-1959

Henry Hall Blue Plaque

39 Harman Drive, London, NW2 2ED

Henry Hall 1898-1989 Dance band director and impresario Pioneer of BBC popular music (1924-1964) lived here 1959-1981

Henry Hall Green Plaque

17 Randolph Mews, London, W9 1AW

Henry Hallam (1777-1859), historian, lived here

Henry Hallam Blue Plaque

67 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8AP

Sir Henry Dale 1875-1968 physiologist lived here

Henry Hallett Dale Blue Plaque

Mount Vernon Cottages, Mount Vernon, London, NW3 6QP

Henry Havelock Ellis 1859-1939 pioneer in the scientific study of sex lived here

Henry Havelock Ellis Blue Plaque

3 Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QH

Headquarters of the Social Democratic Federation 1926-1937 founded by Henry Hyndman in 1884

Henry Hyndman And Social Democratic Federation Green Plaque

53 Colebrooke Row, London, N1 8AF

Henry Mayers Hyndman 1842-1921 socialist leader lived and died here

Henry Hyndman Blue Plaque

38 Well Walk, London, NW3 1BX

Henry Irving was the first actor to be knighted (1895). From 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyceum Theatre. Whilst working at the Lyceum as Irving's...

Henry Irving And Bram Stoker Grey Plaque

21 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7RQ

Sir Henry Irving 1838-1905 actor lived here 1872-1899

Henry Irving Blue Plaque

165 New Bond Street, London, W1C 2HU

Actor Henry Irving (John Henry Brodribb) 1838-1905 lived on this site 1881-1889

Henry Irving Red Plaque

26A Brook Green, London, W6 7BL

Henry James (1843-1916), writer, lived here 1886-1902.

Henry James Blue Plaque

026 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AQ

Look left to St James's Square and right to St James's Church in Jermyn Street. All this was the inspiration of one man: Henry Jermyn Earl of St...

Henry Jermyn Green Plaque

8 Saint James's Square, London, SW1Y 4JU

In this house formerly a royal residence lived Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary

Henry John Temple Blue Plaque

93 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7NF