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Historic Sites

Clement Attlee Blue Plaque - Clement Richard Attlee 1883-1967 Prime Minister lived here
New Cross Fire Blue Plaque - New Cross Fire took place at this site on January 18, 1981 claiming the lives of 14 young people
Simon De Montfort And John Of Gaunt Grey Plaque - In the Palace of the Savoy lived for many months Simon de Montfort, founder of the House of Commons. This also was the home of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who lived here in princely luxury from 1362 to 1381
George MacDonald Blue Plaque - George MacDonald 1824-1905 story teller lived here 1860-1863
August Wilhelm Von Hofmann Blue Plaque - A. W. Hofmann 1818-1892 Professor of Chemistry lived here
Richard Savage Blue Plaque - Richard Savage, Fourth Earl Rivers, governer of The Tower Of London 1660-1712 lived here
Bronze Plaque № 9294 - These figures known as The Burghers of Calais commemorate six citizens of that town who offered themselves to Edward III after he had vainly besieged their town for nearly a year in 1347. The story goes that their lives were spared on the intercession of Edward's queen Philippa of Hainault
Blue Plaque № 43800 - Damon Albarn The British singer, songwriter, producer and composer, best known for Blur and Gorillaz, lived here in his early years.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel And John Scott Russell Blue Plaque - The Great Eastern (launched 1858) largest steamship of the century was built here by I.K. Brunel and J. Scott Russell
G. A. Henty Blue Plaque - G. A. Henty 1832-1902 author lived here
John Marshall And Marshall's Charity Black Plaque - John Marshall founder of Marshall's Charity lived at his mansion house near this spot until his death in 1631 as did his father before him. Marshall's Charity had its offices here until 1967
Brushed Metal Plaque № 42499 - This tree was planted by Hon Mrs Indira Gandhi, MP Prime Minister of India At the inauguration of the Nehru Exhibition in London to honour the life of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru For his contribution to internation politics and Indo-British Relations
Guy Gibson Blue Plaque - Guy Gibson VC 1918-1944 pilot, leader of the Dambusters Raid lived here
Algernon Charles Swinburne And Theodore Watts-Dunton Blue Plaque - Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 poet and his friend Theodore Watts-Dunton 1832-1914 poet-novelist-critic lived and died here
Hector Berlioz Blue Plaque - Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 composer stayed here in 1851
Edward Ardizzone Blue Plaque - Edward Ardizzone 1900-1979 artist and illustrator lived here 1920-1972
Charles Vickery Drysdale Blue Plaque - Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale 1874-1961 a founder of the Family Planning Association opened his first birth control clinic here in 1921
Stephen Pearce Blue Plaque - Stephen Pearce 1819 - 1904 Portrait and Equestrian Painter lived here 1856 - 1884

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Trivia and Facts

The exact centre of London is marked by a plaque in the Church of St Martin's-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square.

Evening Standard

Before the 17ft statue of Nelson was erected on top of the Trafalgar Square column in 1842, 14 members of the memorial committee who had commissioned the work held a dinner party on the 170ft-high plinth.

Evening Standard

Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828 as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, but was moved to Hyde Park when Queen Victoria expanded the palace. It contains a tiny office once used as a police station.

Evening Standard

Quotes

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.

J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

Yoko Ono

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

Harold MacMillan

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