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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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TAGLIONI, Marie (1809-1884),
Ballet Dancer, lived here in 1875-1876.
14 Connaught Square, W2
Westminster 1960

TAGORE, Rabindranath (1861-1941),
Indian Poet, stayed here in 1912.
3 Villas on the Health, Vale of Heath, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 1961

TALLEYRAND, Prince (1754-1838),
French Statesman and Diplomatist, lived here.
21 Hanover Square, W1
Westminster 1978

TALLIS, John (1816-1876),
Publisher of 'London Street View', lived here.
233 New Cross Road, SE14
Lewisham 1978

TAUBER, Richard (1891-1948),
Lyric Tenor, lived here in flat 297 1947-1948.
Park West, Edgware Road, W2 (Kendal Street elevation)
Westminster 1998

TAWNEY, R. H. (1880-1962),
Historian, Teacher and Political Writer, lived here.
21 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1
Camden 1980

TELEVISION.
The world's, first regular, high definition, television service, was inaugurated, here by the B.B.C., 2 November, 1936
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, N22
Haringey 1977
Note: Open to the Public

TEMPEST, Dame Marie (1864-1942),
Actress, lived here 1899-1902.
24 Park Crescent, W1
Westminster 1972

TEMPLE, Henry John
See PALMERSTON

TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892),
Poet, lived here in 1880 and 1881
9 Upper Belgrave Street, SW1
Westminster 1994

TERRY, Dame Ellen (1847-1928),
Actress, lived here.
22 Barkston Gardens, SW5
Kensington and Chelsea 1951

THACKERAY, William Makepeace,
Novelist, lived here. Born 1811, died 1863.
2 Palace Green, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1887

THEATRE, The
See PRIORY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

THOMAS, Dylan (1914-1953),
Poet, lived here.
54 Delancey Street, NW1
Camden 1983

THOMAS, Edward (1878-1917),
Essayist and Poet, lived here.
61 Shelgate Road, SW11
Wandsworth 1949

THOMPSON, Sir Benjamin, Count Rumford (1753-1814),
Inventor and Adventurer, lived here.
168 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1999

THOMSON, James (1700-1748)
Poet, Author of Rule Britannia, lived and died here
The Royal Hospital, Kew Foot Road, Richmond
Richmond 2005

THORNDYKE, Dame Sybil (1882-1976),
Actress, lived here 1921-1932.
6 Carlyle Square, Chelsea, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1998

THORNE, Will (1857-1946),
Trade Union Leader and Labour M.P., lived here.
1 Lawrence Road, West Ham, E13
Newham 1987

THORNYCROFT, Sir Hamo (1850-1925),
Sculptor, lived here.
2b Melbury Road, W14
Kensington and Chelsea 1957

TILAK, Lokamanya (1856-1920),
Indian Patriot and Philosopher, lived here 1918-1919.
10 Howley Place, W2
Westminster 1988

TOWLE, Arthur
See LUCAN, Arthur

TOWNLEY, Charles (1737-1805),
Antiquary and Collector, lived here.
14 Queen Anne's Gate, SW1
Westminster 1985

TOYNBEE, Arnold (1852-1883)
See TOYNBEE, Joseph

TOYNBEE, Joseph (1815-1866)
Aural Surgeon, and his son
TOYNBEE, Arnold (1852-1883)
Social Philosopher, lived here 1854-1866
Beech Holme, 49 Wimbledon Parkside, SW19
Merton 2004

TREE, Sir Herbert Beerbohm (1853-1917),
Actor-Manager, lived here.
31 Rosary Gardens, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1950

TREVES, Sir Frederick (1853-1923)
Surgeon lived here 1886-1907.
6 Wimpole Street, W1
Westminster 2000

TROLLOPE, Anthony (1815-1882),
Novelist, lived here.
39 Montagu Square, W1
Westminster 1914

TURING, Alan (1912-1954),
Code-Breaker and Pioneer of Computer Science was born here.
2 Warrington Cresent, Maida Vale, W9
Westminster 1998

TURNER, J.M.W., RA (1775-1851),
Painter, designed and lived in this house.
40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham
Richmond Upon Thames 1977

TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (1761-1850)
Artist in Wax, lived here 1838-1839
24 Wellington Road, St John's Wood, NW8
Westminster 2001

TWAIN, Mark (alias of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910)
Samuel L., Clemens, "Mark Twain", 1835-1910,
American Writer, lived here in, 1896-7
23 Tedworth Square, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1960

TWEED, John (1863-1933),
Sculptor, lived here.
108 Cheyne Walk, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea 1985

TYBURN TREE,
Site of Tyburn Tree.
Traffic Island at the junction of Edgware Road and Bayswater Road, W2
Westminster 1965

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