Aside from a pilot scheme operated in 1998-2005, English Heritage does not erect plaques outside Greater London, but there are many locally administered, long-established and thriving commemorative plaque schemes in operation throughout England and the UK.
English Heritage encourages these initiatives with an advisory service, and in February 2010 hosted a conference entitled ‘Commemorative Plaques: Celebrating People and Place’, which was the first event of its kind. It was attended by over a hundred delegates representing diverse interests and schemes.
Guidance published
Although English Heritage has been offering advice and information to locally administered plaque schemes for many years, the conference represented the formalisation of this role, and fed into a guidance document published in hard copy and online in spring 2010. This is aimed at anyone with an interest in putting up commemorative plaques.
Further information
If you would like to make contact with a plaque scheme within your area, or would like more information on the commemorative plaques guidance document, please contact the Blue Plaques Team by email via the link above.
