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.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-1898 artist lived here 1865-1867
Edward Burne-Jones Blue Plaque
39 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HP

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) artist lived at The Grange on this site 1867-1898.
Burne Jones House, North End Road, London, W14 8TA


Sir Edward Elgar composer 1857-1934 opened and recorded in these studios on 12th November 1931
5 Abbey Road, London, NW8 9AA

Edward Gibbon 1737-1792 historian lived in a house on this site 1773-1783
18-19 Bentinck Street, London, W1U 2AR

Edward Goodrich Acheson 1856-1931 inventor, scientist, industrialist lived on this site 1912-1915
Edward Goodrich Acheson Blue Plaque
Kings Court, 31 Prince Albert Road, London, NW8 7LT

Viscount Grey of Falloden Sir Edward Grey 1862-1933 Foreign Secretary lived here
1 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9BP

Edward Henry Corbould 1815-1905 Art Tutor to the children of Queen Victoria Lived Here
Edward Henry Corbould Blue Plaque
67 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RH


Edward Irving 1792-1834 founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church lived here
7 Claremont Square, London, N1 9LY

Edward Johnston 1872-1944 master calligrapher lived here 1905-1912
4 Miller's Court Hammersmith Terrace, London, W4 2PF
52 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 6AA

Edward Linley Sambourne 1844–1910 artist lived here
Edward Linley Sambourne Black Plaque
20 Stafford Terrace, London, W8 7BH

Edward McKnight Kauffer 1890-1954 Marion Dorn 1896-1964 designers, lived here in flats 139/141
Edward McKnight Kauffer And Marion Dorn Blue Plaque
Chelsea Towers, 22 Chelsea Manor Street, London, SW3 5RL

Edward Meryon MD FRCP 1807-1880 first described muscular dystrophy lived here 1846-1880
17 Clarges Street, London, W1J 8AE

Edward R. Murrow 1908-1965 American broadcaster lived here in flat No.5 1938-1946
58 Devonshire Street, London, W1W 5EA

Count Edward Raczyñski 1891-1993 Polish statesman lived here 1967-1993
8 Lennox Gardens, London, SW1X 0DG

Here lived and died Admiral Edward Russell Earl of Orford born 1653 died 1727
42 King Street, London, WC2E 8JS


Professor Sir Edward Victor Appleton King's College London Nobel Laureate ionospheric radio 1924
Edward Victor Appleton Blue Plaque
33-41 Surrey Street, London, WC2R 2ND


Edward Whymper 1840-1911 mountaineer lived here 1907-1911
Systems House, 68 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8NY


Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), poet and journalist, lived and died here.
Bolton Gardens, London, SW5 0AQ


Lord Duncan-Sandys 1908-1987 politician and statesman lived here 1945-1986
Edwin Duncan Sandys Green Plaque
86 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PG

Sir Edwin Saunders 1814-1901 dentist to Queen Victoria lived and died here
89 Wimbledon Park Side, London, SW19 5LR

Edwin Waterhouse eminent accountant worked in this building 1899-1905
6 Frederick's Place, London, EC2R 8BT


Eleanor Rathbone 1872-1946 pioneer of family allowances lived here
35 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QL
Elisabeth Hagedorn lived here 1892-1945
Elisabeth Hagedorn Stone Plaque
14 Ravenshaw Street, London, NW6 1NN


Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) poet lived here
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Black Plaque
99 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 6JG

Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Poetess, afterwards wife of Robert Browning, lived here 1838-1846
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Brown Plaque
Nurses Home Heart Hospital, 47 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8SE

Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 poet lived in a house on this site 1838-1846
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Stone Plaque
Nurses Home Heart Hospital, 47 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8SE


Elizabeth David 1913-1992 Cookery Writer lived and worked here 1947-1992
33 Mossop Street, London, SW3 2NB


Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836-1917 the first woman to qualify as a Doctor in Britain lived here
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Blue Plaque
19 Upper Berkeley Street, London, W1H 7PF

Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell 1810-1865 novelist born here
Elizabeth Gaskell Bronze Plaque
95 Cheyne Walk, London, SW10 0DQ

Bedford College for Women University of London founded here in 1849 by Elizabeth Jesser Reid
Elizabeth Jesser Reid Green Plaque
50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP


Sir Emery Walker 1851-1933 typographer and antiquary lived here 1903-1933
6 Hammersmith Terrace, London, W6 9TS
10 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP

Emile Zola 1840-1902 French novelist lived here 1898-1899
The Cottage, 197 Church Road, London, SE19 2PS

Emily Davies 1830-1921 founder of Girton College, Cambridge lived here
18 Cunningham Place, London, NW8 8JT

Emma Cons 1837-1912 philanthropist and founder of the Old Vic lived and worked here
175 Seymour Place, London, W1H 4PW






Ernest Bevin 1881-1951 Trade Union Leader and statesman lived here in Flat No. 8 1931-1951
34 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5RG
Ernest Christopher Dowson Poet 1867-1900 lived in a house which stood on this site
Dowson Court, Belmont Grove, London, SE13 5DT

Sir Ernest George (1839–1922) architect lived here
Ernest George Brushed Metal Plaque
19 Bartholomew Street, London, SE1 4AJ
Ernest George Trobridge architect extraordinaire 1884–1942
Ernest George Trobridge Plaque
11 Heather Walk, Edgware, HA8 9TS


Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 1874-1922 Antarctic explorer lived here
22 Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6PD