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Unveiling the Lee Miller and Sir Roland Penrose Blue Plaque Unveiling the Lee Miller and Sir Roland Penrose Blue Plaque.Blue plaques, erected in London since 1867, are among the most familiar features of the capital’s streetscape. They adorn the façades of buildings in areas as different as Primrose Hill, Soho and Wimbledon; some of these buildings are grand, others look very ordinary, but all are connected by the fact that a remarkable person lived or worked there at some point in history.
 
Blue plaques celebrate great figures of the past and the buildings that they inhabited. They open a window into another time by showing us where the great and the good have penned their masterpieces, developed new technologies, lived or died. Actors, authors, politicians, painters, scientists, sportsmen, campaigners and reformers – people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds – have all been commemorated in this way.
 
The London blue plaques scheme has been run by English Heritage since 1986, and continues to grow at a rate of around 10-15 plaques each year. In their full range, totalling over 800, the capital’s plaques build up a fascinating picture of the varied activities of different ages and the achievements of London’s myriad residents.
 
A pilot extension of the blue plaques scheme on a national basis took place in 1998-2005; in these years, plaques were erected in Liverpool & Merseyside, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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LABOUCHERE, Henry (1831-1912),
Radical MP and Journalist, lived here 1881-1903.
St James Independent School for Boys, Pope's Villa, 19 Cross Deep, Twickenham
Richmond Upon Thames 2000

LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) and
LAMB, Mary (1764-1847)
Writers, lived here.
Lamb's Cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, N9
Enfield 1999

LAMB, Charles 'Elia' (1775-1834),
Essayist, lived here.
64 Duncan Terrace, N1
Islington 1907

LAMBERT, Constant (1905-1951),
Composer, lived here 1947-1951.
197 Albany Street, Regent's Park, NW1
Camden 1997

LANG, Andrew (1844-1912),
Man of Letters, lived here in 1876-1912.
1 Marloes Road, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1959

LANGTRY, Lillie (1852-1929),
Actress, lived here.
Cadogan Hotel, 21 Pont Street, SW1
Kensington and Chelsea 1980

LASKI, Harold (1893-1950),
Teacher and Political Philosopher, lived here 1926-1950.
5 Addison Bridge Place, W14
Hammersmith and Fulham 1974

LAUDER, Sir Harry (1870-1950),
Music Hall Artiste, lived here 1903-1911.
46 Longley Road, Tooting, SW17
Wandsworth 1969

LAUGHTON, Charles (1899-1962),
Actor, lived here 1928-1931
15 Percy Street, W1
Camden 1992

LAVERY, Sir John (1856-1941),
Painter, lived here 1899-1940.
5 Cromwell Place, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1966

LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930),
Novelist and Poet, lived here in 1915.
1 Byron Villas, Vale of Health, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 1969

LAWRENCE, Susan (1871-1947),
Social Reformer, lived here.
44 Westbourne Terrace, W2
Westminster 1987

LAWRENCE, T.E. (1888-1935),
'Lawrence of Arabia', lived here.
14 Barton Street, SW1
Westminster 1966

LEAR, Edward (1812-1888),
Artist and Writer, lived here.
30 Seymour Street, W1
Westminster 1960

LECKY, W.E.H. (1838-1903),
Historian and Essayist, lived and died here.
38 Onslow Gardens, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1955

LEIGH, Vivien (1913-1967),
Actress, lived here.
54 Eaton Square, SW1
Westminster 1996

LEIGHTON, Lord (1830-1896),
Painter, lived and died here.
Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, W14
Kensington and Chelsea 1958
Note: Open to the public.

LENO, Dan (1860-1904),
Music Hall Comedian, lived here 1898-1901.
56 Akerman Road, SW9
Lambeth 1962

LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
Architect and First Principal of this School in 1896 to 1911.
Central School of Arts and Crafts, Southampton Row, WC1
Camden 1957

LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
Architect, lived here 1880-1891.
20 Calthorpe Street, WC1
Camden 1979

LEVER, William Hesketh, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925)
Soap-maker and Philanthropist, lived and died here
Inverforth House, North End Way, NW3
Camden 2002

LEWIS, Percy Wyndham (1882-1957),
Painter and Writer, lived here.
61 Palace Gardens Terrace, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1983

LEWIS, Ted 'Kid' (1893-1970),
World Champion Boxer, lived and died here.
Nightingale House, Nightingale Lane, SW12
Wandsworth 2003

LEYBOURNE, George (1842-1884),
Music Hall Comedian 'Champagne Charlie', lived and died here.
136 Englefield Road, N1
Islington 1970

LIND, Jenny (Madame Goldschmidt) (1820-1887),
Singer, lived here.
189 Old Brompton Road, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1909

LINDLEY, John (1799-1865)
Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist, lived here from 1836 and died here
Bedford House, The Avenue, W4
Ealing 2005

LINDSEY, Rev. Theophilus
See ESSEX STREET

LINNEAN SOCIETY
See BANKS, Sir Joseph

LINNELL, John (1792-1882),
Painter, lived here. BLAKE, William (1757-1827), Poet and Artist, stayed here as his guest.
'Old Wyldes', North End, Hampstead, NW3
Barnet 1975

LISTER, Joseph, Lord (1827-1912),
Surgeon, lived here.
12 Park Crescent, W1
Westminster 1915

LITTLE TICH
See RELPH, Harry

LLOYD GEORGE, David, Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1863-1945),
Prime Minister, lived here
3 Routh Road, Wandsworth Common, SW18
Wandsworth 1992
Note: Replacement for GLC plaque erected in 1967

LLOYD, Marie (1870-1922),
Music Hall Artiste, lived here.
55 Graham Road, E8
Hackney 1977

LOCKYER, Sir Norman (1836-1920)
Astronomer, Physicist and Founder of 'Nature', lived here1876-1920
16 Penywern Road, SW5
Kensington and Chelsea 2003

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
See COUNTY HALL

LOUDON, Jane
See LOUDON, John Claudius

LOUDON, John Claudius.
Here lived John and Jane Loudon (1783-1843), and (1807-1858). Their horticultural work gave new beauty to London squares.
3 Porchester Terrace, W2
Westminster 1953

LOVELACE, Ada, Countess of (1815-1852),
Pioneer of Computing, lived here.
12 St James's Square, SW1
Westminster 1992

LOW, Sir David (1891-1963),
Cartoonist, lived here at No. 33
Melbury Court, Kensington High Street, W8 (next to Commonwealth Institute)
Kensington and Chelsea 1991

LUBBOCK, Sir John
See AVEBURY, Baron

LUCAN, Arthur (Arthur Towle) (1887-1954),
Entertainer and Creator of Old Mother Riley, lived here.
11 Forty Lane, Wembley
Brent 1978
Note: the birth year on the plaque inscription is incorrect. Arthur Lucan was born in 1885.

LUGARD, Lord (1858-1945),
Colonial Administrator, lived here 1912-1919.
51 Rutland Gate, Hyde Park, SW7
Westminster 1972

LUTYENS, Sir Edwin Landseer
See PEARSON, J.L.

LYELL, Sir Charles,
See GLADSTONE, W.E.

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