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.

Dr J. H. Hertz CH 1872-1946 Chief Rabbi of the British Empire lived here 1913-1946
110 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UP



Joseph Mallord William Turner landscape painter b 1775 d 1851 lived and worked in this house
Joseph Mallord William Turner Black Plaque
117 Cheyne Walk, London, SW10 0ES

J. M. W. Turner RA 1775-1851 painter designed and lived in this house
Joseph Mallord William Turner Blue Plaque
39 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham, TW1 2LR

Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (1775-1851) artist was born in a house on this site
Joseph Mallord William Turner Green Plaque
23-24 Maiden Lane, London, WC2E 7NA
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Joseph Mallord William Turner Plaque
18 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 8QG

Joseph Nollekens 1737-1823 sculptor lived and died in a house on this site
42 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7RH

Joseph Wilson Swan and Sir James Dewar
Joseph Swan And James Dewar Blue Plaque
East Duck Lees Lane, Enfield, EN3 7UL

Pioneer anaesthetist Dr Joseph T. Clover 1825-1882 lived in a house on this site 1853-1882
Joseph Thomas Clover Green Plaque
1 Cavendish Place, London, W1G 0QF

Joseph Whitaker 1820-1895 publisher, founder of Whitaker's Almanack lived and died here
68 Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3EW

Josephine Butler 1828-1906 champion of women's rights lived here 1890-1893
9 North View, London, SW19 4UJ

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 portrait painter lived and died in a house on this site
Fanum House, Leicester Square, Westminster

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 portrait painter lived and died in a house on this site
1 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA
117 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP

Josiah Wedgwood F.R.S. Master Potter (1730-95) here had his London showrooms 1774-1795
53 Greek Street, London, W1D 3DR

Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979) entertainer and writer lived here in flat no.8 1957-1979
15 Elm Park Gardens, London, SW10 9QG

Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885) musical composer lived and died here
22 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PT

On this site June Aylward (1891-1965) Established the first antique shop on Portobello Road
115 Portobello Road, London, W11 2DN

Karl Marx 1818-1883 philosopher lived and died in a house on this site 1875-1883
95 Maitland Park Road, London, NW3 2HD



Kate Greenaway 1846-1901 children's book illustrator and artist lived here 1852 - 1873
39 Islington Green, London, N1 8DU


Kathleen ('Kitty') Godfree née McKane 1898-1992 Lawn Tennis Champion lived here 1936-1992
55 York Avenue, London, SW14 7LQ

Here served PC Keith Blakelock 16 March 1981 to 6 October 1985
250 Muswell Hill Broadway, London, N10 3SH

Ken Colyer 1928-1988 played New Orleans jazz here in the basement 'Studio 51' 1950-1973
Media Planning Group, 11 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JA

Ken Colyer Cornetist 1928-1988 A lifetime of devotion to New Orleans Music GUV'NOR
100 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LL

Kenneth Grahame 1859-1932 author of "The Wind In The Willows" lived here 1901-8
42 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BS
BBC Radio Theatre Broadcasting House, 30-34 Langham Street, London, W1W 7AW

Kenneth Williams 1926-1988 comic actor lived here in Flat 62 1963-1970
Farley Court, London, W14 8LJ

Kenneth Williams 1926-1988 Comedy actor and writer Born in a house on this site
7 Bingfield Street, London, N1 0BH
Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC and bar 1920-2002
Kenneth Wolstenholme Blue Plaque
Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, W12
In memory of King Cole, Aboriginal cricketer who died on the 24th June 1868
3 Meath Crescent, London, E2 0QL

Site of King William Street Underground Station first city terminus 1890-1900
King William Street Underground Station, London Blue Plaque
1 Monument Street, London, EC3R 8BG

Sir Kingsley Amis novelist 1922–95 born at this address. Used Norbury as inspiration for his books.
10 Buckingham Gardens, Thornton Heath, CR7 8AT
Kirsty MacColl 1959-2000 "One day I'll be waiting there, no empty bench in Soho Square"
Soho Square, London, W1D 4NR

Prince Metternich 1773-1859 Austrian statesman lived here in 1848
Klemens Von Metternich Blue Plaque
43 Eaton Square, London, SW1W 9BD


Kwame Nkrumah 1909-1972 first President of Ghana lived here 1945-1947
64 Burghley Road, London, NW5 1UH

Site of the Congregational memorial hall the Labour Party was founded here 27 February 1900
5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD


Laura Ashley designer 1925-1985 began printing fabrics here with her husband, Bernard 1954-1956
Laura Ashley And Bernard Ashley Green Plaque
New Zealand House, 83 Cambridge Street, London, SW1V 4PS

Dame Laura Knight 1877-1970 and Harold Knight 1874-1961 painters lived here
Laura Knight And Harold Knight Blue Plaque
16 Langford Place, London, NW8 0LL

Laurie Cunningham 1956-1989 England International Footballer lived here
Laurence Cunningham Blue Plaque
58 Lancaster Road, London, N4 4PT

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM 1836-1912 painter lived here 1886-1912
Lawrence Alma-Tadema Blue Plaque
44 Grove End Road, London, NW8 9NE

Captain Laurence Oates 1880-1912 Antarctic explorer lived here
406 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 6JP

Captain Lawrence Oates 1880-1912 Antarctic explorer lived in a house on this site
307 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 6SS

Sir Learie Constantine 1901-1971 West Indian cricketer and statesman lived here 1949-1954
Learie Constantine Blue Plaque
89 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JN

Lee Miller 1907-1977 photographer and Sir Roland Penrose 1900-1984 surrealist lived here
Lee Miller And Roland Penrose Blue Plaque
23 Downshire Hill, London, NW3 1NT
Leigh Hunt Poet Born on October 19th 1784 in a house on this site Died 1859
158 Leigh Hunt Drive, London, N14 6DJ

Leland Lewis Duncan 1862-1923 Local historian lived here 1873-1923
Leland Lewis Duncan Maroon Plaque
27 Morley Road, London, SE13 6DF