Search & Discover Blue Plaques in London
Start hunting down London's hidden heritage and history one blue plaque at a time with our guide to London's blue plaques.
Whether you are retracing the footsteps of your heroes or enjoying a trip to London and wish to incorporate some history in to your London visit our Blue Plaque Guide can expand your view of London.



John Lewis 1713-1792 Richmond brewer who secured public rights of access to the park 1758
36 Fife Road, London, SW14 8BJ

John Lindley 1799-1865 botanist and pioneer orchidologist lived here from 1836 and died here
The Avenue, Chiswick, W4 1UD



In this house John Logie Baird 1888-1946 first demonstrated television
22 Frith Street, London, W1D 4RP

John Lyall 1940-2006 manager of West Ham United 1974-1989
Westham United Football Club, Green Street, London, E13 9AZ


John Maynard Keynes 1883-1946 economist lived here 1916-1946
John Maynard Keynes Blue Plaque
47 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PJ

John Maynard Keynes Economist Love Lived Here 1916-1946
John Maynard Keynes Multicoloured Plaque
47 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PJ


John McDouall Stuart 1815-1866 first explorer to cross Australia lived and died here
John McDouall Stuart Blue Plaque
8 Campden Hill Square, London, W8 7LB

Sir John Milsom Rees GCVO 1866-1952 Surgeon lived here 1914-1939
18 Upper Wimpole Street, London, W1G 6LX

"Grovelands" 1798 Designed by John Nash, Surrounding grounds laid out by Humphry Repton
John Nash And Humphry Repton Plaque
Grovelands House, The Bourne, London, N14 6RA

John Nash 1752-1835 Architect designed this terrace and lived here
64 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BL

This terrace Numbers 67 to 70 was the first work by John Nash Architect 1752-1835
58 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BA
Sixth Form Centre, Golders Rise, Hendon, NW4 2HP
9 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0DR

John Passmore Edwards 1823-1911 journalist, editor and builder of free public libraries lived here
John Passmore Edwards Blue Plaque
51 Netherhall Gardens, London, NW3 5RJ



Lord Reith 1889-1971 first Director-General of the BBC lived here 1924-1930
5 Barton Street, London, SW1P 3NG

John Richard Green 1837-1883 Historian lived in a house on this site 1869-76
John Richard Green Blue Plaque
37 Devonshire Street, London, W1G 6QA

John Richard Green historian of the English people lived here 1866-1869
John Richard Green Brown Plaque
71 Newark Street, London, E1 2ET

John Robert Godley 1814–1861 Founder of Canterbury New Zealand lived and died here
John Robert Godley Blue Plaque
48 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8HG


Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell 1792-1878 twice Prime Minister lived here
3 Chesham Place, London, SW1X 8HW



John Skinner Prout 1805-1876 Artist and Lithographer Lived here 1838 to 1840
John Skinner Prout Blue Plaque
Shoppers News, 41 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1AP

Dr John Snow 1813-1858 pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist lived in a house on this site
54 Frith Street, London, W1D 4SL

John Stephen 1934-2004 founder of Carnaby Street as world centre for men's fashion in the 1960's
Kingly Street, London, W1B 5PW


Sir John Summerson 1904-1992 architectural historian lived here from 1949 until his death
17 Eton Villas, London, NW3 4SG

John Tallis 1816-1876 Publisher of London Street Views lived here
225A New Cross Road, London, SE14 5UH

John Thomas Smith 1766 -1833 Artist and engraver lived at Myrtle Cottage on this site 1788 – 1795
318 Firs Lane, London, N13 5QG


Sir John Vanbrugh architect and dramatist designed this house and lived here c. 1719-26
Vanbrugh Castle, 121 Maze Hill, London, SE10 8XQ

Field Marshal Viscount Gort VC 1886-1946 Commander-in-Chief at Dunkirk lived here 1920-1926
33 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QB

John Walter 1739-1812 founder of The Times lived here
Gilmore House, 113 Clapham Common North Side, London, SW4 9SN

John William Polidori 1795-1821 poet and novelist, author of 'The Vampyre' born and died here
John William Polidori Green Plaque
38 Great Pulteney Street, London, W1F 9NU

John William Waterhouse 1849-1917 painter lived here 1900-1917
John William Waterhouse Blue Plaque
189 Hall Road, London, NW8 9NX

John Wright MBE (1905-1991) master puppeteer founded the Little Angel Theatre here in 1961
Upper Street, London, N1 2TX

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson actor lived here. Born 1853, died 1937
Johnston Forbes-Robertson Black Plaque
25 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3HH

Jomo Kenyatta c.1894-1978 first President of the Republic of Kenya lived here 1933-1937
100 Cambridge Street, London, SW1V 4QG


Sir Jonathan Hutchinson 1828-1913 surgeon, scientist and teacher lived here
Jonathan Hutchinson Blue Plaque
15 A5204, London, W1G 9DB

José de San Martín (The Liberator) 1778-1850 Argentine soldier and statesman stayed here
José De San Martín Blue Plaque
25 Park Road, London, NW1 6XN

Dr José Rizal 1861-1896 writer and national hero of the Philippines lived here
39 Chalcot Crescent, London, NW1 8YG

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette 1819-1891 civil engineer lived here
13 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9RE

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) lived here
Joseph Chamberlain Black Plaque
25 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QP

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) lived here
Joseph Chamberlain Stone Plaque
196B Camberwell Grove, London, SE5 8RJ


Joseph Michael Gandy 1771-1843 architectural visionary lived here 1833-1838
21 Grove Park Terrace, London, W4 3QE

Near here at Fallow Corner stood the home of Joseph Grimaldi actor and famous clown (1779-1837)
1 Graywood Court, London, N12 0JJ


Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809 Composer lived in a house on this site 1791
17 - 18 Great Pulteney Street, London, W1F 9NE