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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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MACAULAY, Rose (1881-1958),
Writer, lived and died here.
Hinde House, 11-14 Hinde Street, W1
Westminster 1996

MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838),
Philanthropist, and his son, Thomas Babington MACAULAY, afterwards Lord MACAULAY (1800-1859) Historian and Man of letters, lived here.
5 The Pavement, Clapham Common, SW4
Lambeth 1930

MACDONALD, George (1824-1905)
Story Teller, lived here 1860-1863
20 Albert Street, NW1
Camden 2005

MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937),
Prime Minister, lived here 1916-1925.
9 Howitt Road, NW3
Camden 1963

MACKLIN, Charles
See BOW STREET

MACMILLAN, Douglas (1884-1969),
Founder of Macmillan Cancer Relief, lived here.
15 Ranelagh Road, Pimlico, SW1
Westminster 1997

MACNEICE, Louis (1907-1963),
Poet, lived here 1947-1952.
52 Canonbury Park South, Islington, N1
Islington 1996

MALLARME, Stephene (1842-1898),
Poet, stayed here in 1863.
6 Brompton Square, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1959

MALLON, Dr Jimmy, CH (1874-1961),
Warden of Toynbee Hall, Champion of Social Reform, lived here.
Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street, E1
Tower Hamlets 1984

MALONE, Edmond (1741-1812),
Shakespearian Scholar, lived here 1779-1812.
40 Langham Street, W1
Westminster 1962

MANBY, Charles (1804-1884),
Civil Engineer, lived here.
60 Westbourne Terrace, W2
Westminster 1961

MANNING, Cardinal Henry Edward (1808-1892),
lived here.
22 Carlisle Place, SW1
Westminster 1914

MANSBRIDGE, Albert (1876-1952),
Founder of the Workers' Educational Association, lived here.
198 Windsor Road, Ilford
Redbridge 1967

MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923),
Writer, and her husband John Middleton MURRY (1889-1957), Critic, lived here.
17 East Heath Road, NW3
Camden 1969

MANSON, Sir Patrick (1844-1922),
Father of modern tropical medicine, lived here.
50 Welbeck Street, W1
Westminster 1985

MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937),
the Pioneer of wireless communications, lived here in 1896-1897.
71 Hereford Road, W2
Westminster 1954
Note: Replaces plaque put up in 1952.

MARRYAT, Captain Frederick (1792-1848),
Novelist, lived here.
3 Spanish Place, W1
Westminster 1953

MARSDEN, William (1796-1867),
Surgeon, founder of the Royal Free and Royal Marsden Hospitals, lived here. 65 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2
Camden 1986

MARX, Eleanor (1855-1898),
Socialist Campaigner, lived and died here
7 Jews Walk, SE26
Lewisham 2008

MARX, Karl (1818-1883),
lived here 1851-56.
28 Dean Street, W1
Westminster 1967

MASEFIELD, John, O.M. (1878-1967)
Poet Laureate, lived here
1907-1912
30 Maida Avenue, W2
Westminster 2002

MATCHAM, Frank (1854-1920)
Theatre Architect, lived here 1895-1904
10 Haslemere Road, N8
Haringey 2007

MATTHAY, Tobias (1858-1945),
Teacher and Pianist, lived here.
21 Arkwright Road, NW3
Camden 1979

MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874-1965),
Novelist and Playwright, lived here 1911-1919.
6 Chesterfield Street, W1
Westminster 1975

MAURICE, Frederick Denison (1805-1872),
Christian Philosopher and Educationalist, lived here 1862-1866.
2 Brunswick Place, NW1
Westminster 1977

MAXIM, Sir Hiram (1840-1896),
Inventor and Engineer, designed and manufactured THE MAXIM GUN in a workshop on these premises.
57d Hatton Garden, EC1
Camden 1966

MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879),
Physicist, lived here.
16 Palace Gardens Terrace, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1923

MAY, Phil (1864-1903),
Artist, lived and worked here.
20 Holland Park Road, W14
Kensington and Chelsea 1982

MAYER, Sir Robert (1879-1985),
Philanthropist and Patron of Music, lived here in flat No. 31.
2 Mansfield Street, W1
Westminster 1997

MAYHEW, Henry (1812-1887),
Founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor', lived here.
55 Albany Street, NW1
Camden 1953

MAZZINI, Giuseppe (1805-1872),
Italian Patriot, lived here.
183 Gower Street, NW1
Camden 1950

McCORMACK, John (1884-1945),
Lyric Tenor, lived here 1908-1913
24 Ferncroft Ave, NW3
Camden 2005

McGILL, Donald (1875-1962),
Postcard Cartoonist, lived here.
5 Bennett Park, Blackheath, SE3
Greenwich 1977

McINDOE, Sir Archibald (1900-1960),
Reconstructive surgeon lived here in Flat 14.
Avenue Court, Draycott Avenue, SW3 
Kensington and Chelsea 2000

McKANE, Kathleen (‘Kitty’)
See GODFREE, Kathleen


McMILLAN, RACHEL (1859-1917) and McMILLAN, Margaret (1860-1931)
Pioneers of Nursery Education
lodged here
51 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1
Bromley 2009

MEE, Arthur (1875-1943),
Journalist, Author and Topographer, lived here.
27 Lanercost Road, Tulse Hill, SW2
Lambeth 1991

MELBA, Dame Nellie (1861-1931)
Operatic Soprana resided here in 1906.
Coombe House, Devey Close, (off Beverley Lane), Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames 2000

MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891)
Author of Moby Dick, lived here in 1849
25 Craven Street, WC2
Westminster 2005

MEREDITH, George, OM (1828-1909),
Poet and Novelist, lived here.
7 Hobury Street, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea 1976

METTERNICH, Prince (1773-1859),
Austrian Statesman, lived here in 1848.
44 Eaton Square
Westminster 1970

MEYNELL, Alice (1847-1922),
Poet and Essayist, lived here.
47 Palace Court, W2
Westminster 1948

MILL, John Stuart (1806-1873),
Philosopher, lived here.
18 Kensington Square, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1907

MILLAIS, Sir John Everett, Bt PRA (1829-1896),
Painter, lived and died here.
2 Palace Gate, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1926

MILLBANK PRISON.
Near this site stood Millbank Prison, which was opened in 1816 and closed in 1890. This buttress stood at the head of the river steps from which, until 1867, prisoners sentenced to transportation embarked on their journey to Australia.
Millbank, SW1
Westminster 1965

MILLER, Lee (1907-1977). Photographer
PENROSE, Sir Roland (1900-1984) Surrealist lived here.
21 Downshire Hill, NW3
Camden 2003

MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956),
Author, lived here.
13 Mallord Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1979

MILNER, Alfred, Lord (1854-1925),
Statesman, lived here.
14 Manchester Square, W1
Westminster 1967

MITFORD, Nancy (1904-1973),
Writer, worked here 1942-1945.
Heywood Hill's bookshop, 10 Curzon Street, Mayfair, W1
Westminster 1999

MONDRIAN, Piet Cornelis (1872-1944),
Painter, lived here.
60 Parkhill Road, NW3
Camden 1975

MONTEFIORE, Sir Moses (1784-1885),
Philanthropist and Jewish Leader, lived here for sixty years.
99 Park Lane, W1
Westminster 1984

MONTGOMERY, Field Marshal, Viscount, of Alamein (1887-1976),
was born here.
Oval House, 52-54 Kennington Oval, SE11
Lambeth 1987

MOODY, Dr Harold (1882-1847),
Campaigner for Racial Equality, lived and worked here.
164 Queen's Road, Peckham, SE15
Southwark 1995

MOORE, George (1852-1933),
Author, lived and died here.
121 Ebury Street, SW1
Westminster 1936

MOORE, Henry O.M (1898-1986)
Sculptor, lived and worked here 1929-1940
11a Parkhill Road, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 2004

MOORE, Tom (1779-1852),
Irish Poet, lived here.
85 George Street, W1
Westminster 1963
Note: This plaque was removed from 28 Bury Street, St James's Westminster in 1962.

MORGAN, Charles (1894-1958),
Novelist and Critic, lived and died here.
16 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1992

MORGAN, John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913)
see MORGAN, Junius S

MORGAN, Junius S. (1813-1890)
And MORGAN, John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913)
International Bankers, lived here
14 Princes Gate, SW1
Kensington and Chelsea 2004

MORRELL, Lady Ottoline (1873-1938),
Literary Hostess and Patron of the Arts, lived here.
10 Gower Street, WC1
Westminster 1984

MORRIS, William
See ROSSETTI

MORRIS, William
See also RED HOUSE

MORRISON, Herbert, Lord Morrison of Lambeth (1888-1965),
Cabinet Minister and Leader of the London County Council, lived here 1929-1960.
55 Archery Road, Eltham, SE9
Greenwich 1977

MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
American painter, and Inventor of the Morse Code, lived here 1812-1815.
141 Cleveland Street, W1
Westminster 1962

MOUNTBATTEN, Earl of Burma (1900-1979) and Countess of Burma (1901-1960)
Last Viceroy and Vicereine of India lived here.
2 Wilton Crescent, SW1
Westminster 2000

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791),
composed his first symphony here in 1764.
180 Ebury Street, SW1
Westminster 1939

MUIRHEAD, Alexander (1848-1920),
Electrical Engineer, lived here.
20 Church Road, Shortlands
Bromley 1981

MUNRO, Hector Hugh, alias SAKI (1870-1916)
Short Story Writer, lived here
97 Mortimer Street, W1
Westminster 2003

MURROW, Edward R. (1908-1965)
American Broadcaster, lived here, in flat No.5, 1938-1946
Weymouth House, 84-94 Hallam Street, W1
Westminster 2006

MURRY, John Middleton
See MANSFIELD, Katherine

MYERS, George (1803-1875),
Master Builder, lived here 1842-1853.
131 St George's Road, SE1
Southwark 1999

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