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.


Rev. Benjamin Waugh founder of the NSPCC served as founder-minister of this church 1883-1887
Friern Barnet Road, Friern Barnet, N11 3EP

Musician, writer, broadcaster Benny Green 1927-1998 lived here 1932-1964
161 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QP


Bermondsey Abbey founded as a priory of the Order of Cluny stood here 1082-1538
124A Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 3NG

Lord Delfont of Stepney 1909-1994 Theatrical Producer and Impresario
31 Coventry Street, London, W1D 6BR

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1887-1976 was born here
Bernard Montgomery Blue Plaque
56 Peckham - Camberwell - Vauxhall - Westminster Highway, London, SE11 5SS

Sir Bernard Spilsbury 1877-1947 forensic pathologist lived here 1912-1940
31 Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NH

Bernard Sunley 1910-1964 Contractor and philanthropist lived and worked here 1941-1958
24 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6EJ

Bernardo O'Higgins 1778-1842 General, statesman and liberator of Chile lived and studied here
Bernardo O'Higgins Blue Plaque
1 The Vineyard, Richmond, TW10 6AQ

Bert Ambrose c.1896-1971 Dance Band Leader lived and played here 1927-1940
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT

Bert Hardy 1913 to 1995 photographer born and grew up in The Priory "The man behind the camera"
120 Webber Street, London, SE1 0QL

Site of the first Bethlehem Hospital 1247-1676
Bethlehem Hospital, London Blue Plaque
Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QH
Site of Biggin Hill Royal Air Force station 1917-1992
Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station Blue Plaque
44 Main Road, Westerham, TN16 3EB

Bing Crosby made his last recording in this studio 11th October 1977
Delaware Mansions, Delaware Road, London, W9 2LJ
Odeon Cinema. Birt Acres and Robert Paul lived locally
Birt Acres And Robert W. Paul Film Cell Plaque
Great North Road, Barnet, EN5 1AB

Black Lion, London, Thomas Millwood, And Francis-Smith Black Plaque
The Black Lion, 2 South Black Lion Lane, London, W6 9TJ

On this site stood the Carpenters Company's Technical Institute and Day School 1891-1905
43 Jupp Road, London, E15 1AF

In memory of the 64 people killed at this station by a wartime bomb 14th October 1940
171 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9AY
Originally built 1760 Vestry House partly destroyed 1940 rebuilt in 1981.
10 Newgate St London EC1A 7HD Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7HD
First bomb of World War One dropped on London by Zeppelin LZ 38 fell on this house 21 May 1915
16A Alkham Road, London, N16 7AA

The Clock Tower Built in 1873 this building housed the local fire station until 1915
16 Holly Walk, London, NW3 6RA

On this site stood the Blackheath Proprietary School 1831 to 1907
Blackheath Proprietary School Blue Plaque
16 Blackheath Village, London, SE3 9LE

Site of the Roman pottery of Sulloniacae c.65-160 AD
National Training Centre, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP
Avenue House bequeathed to the people of Finchley by Henry C. Stephens (1841-1918)
17 East End Road, London, N3 3QE
Site of the residence of members of the Nicoll family from 1321-1920
Randall Court, Page Street, London, NW7 2NJ
Near this site was situated a toll gate, abolished in 1871
Castle Hotel, Finchley Road, London, NW11 8DG
Site until 1916, of meeting place of Court Leet and Court Baron of Hendon
54 The Burroughs, London, NW4 4AN
Peter Ixel 1891-1966 superhero and world renowned inventor of the pickcell lived and worked here
140 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL

The first ever Pizza Express opened here
Kowloon Chinese Restaurant, 21-22 Gerrard Street, London, W1D 6JH

By virtue of its historic interest this pub merits the title a Taylor Walker Heritage Inn The Crown
Monmouth Street, London, WC2H 9HB
At the cross roads The Standard In Cornhill formerly stood. Removed 1674.
61 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NH
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Amdedkar 1891-1956 Indian crusader for social justice lived here 1921-1922
11 King Henry's Road, London, NW3 3QP
William Ranwell 1797-1871 artist, military drawing master lived here 1849-1861
43 Hillreach, London, SE18 4AL