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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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ABRAHAMS, HAROLD (1899-1978)
Olympic athlete, lived here
Hodford Lodge, 2 Hodford Road, NW11
Barnet 2007

ADAM, Robert (1728-1792),
Architect; Thomas HOOD (1799-1845), Poet; John GALSWORTHY (1867-1933), Novelist and Playwright; Sir James BARRIE (1860-1937), Dramatist; and other eminent artists and writers lived here.
1-3 Robert Street, Adelphi, WC2
Westminster 1950

ADAMS, Henry Brooks
See UNITED STATES EMBASSY

ALDRIDGE, Ira (1807-1867),
Shakespearian Actor, 'The African Roscius', lived here.
5 Hamlet Road, Upper Norwood, SE19
Bromley 2007

ADELPHI TERRACE
This building stands on the site of Adelphi Terrace built by the brothers ADAM in 1768-1774. Famous residents in the Terrace include Topham (1739-1780), friend of Dr Johnson and Lady Diana BEAUCLERK (1734-1808), Amateur Artist; David GARRICK (1717-1779), Actor;-Richard D'OYLY CARTE (1844-1901), Savoy Opera Promoter; Thomas HARDY (1840-1928), Poet and Novelist and George Bernard SHAW (1856-1950), Author and Playwright. The London School of Economics and the Savage Club also had their premises here.
Supersedes separate plaques to David Garrick at No. 5 Adelphi Terrace, and the brothers Adam at No. 4, destroyed during the demolition of the Terrace in 1936.
The Adelphi, WC2
Westminster 1952

ALEXANDER, Sir George (1858-1918),
Actor-Manager, lived here.
57 Pont Street, SW1
Kensington and Chelsea 1951

ALEXANDRA PALACE
See TELEVISION

ALLENBY, Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman, Viscount (1861-1936),
lived here 1928-1936.
24 Wetherby Gardens, SW5
Kensington and Chelsea 1960

ALMA-TADEMA, Sir Laurance, OM (1836-1912),
Painter, lived here 1886-1912.
44 Grove End Road, St John's Wood, NW8
Westminster 1975

AMBROSE, Bert (c.1896-1971)
Dance Band Leader, lived and played here, 1927-1940
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, W1
Westminster 2005

ANDERSON, Dr Elizabeth Garrett
See GARRETT ANDERSON

ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979),
Artits and Illustrator, lived here 1920-1972.
130 Elgin Avenue, W9
Westminster 2007

ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792),
Industrialist and Inventor, lived here.
8 Adam Street, WC2
Westminster 1984

ARNE, Thomas (1710-1778),
Composer, lived here.
31 King Street, Covent Garden, WC2
Westminster 1988

ARNOLD, Sir Edwin (1832-1904),
Poet and Journalist, lived and died here.
31 Bolton Gardens, SW5
Kensington and Chelsea 1931

ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-1888),
Poet and Critic, lived here.
2 Chester Square, SW1
Westminster 1954

ASHFIELD, Albert Henry Stanley, Lord Ashfield (1874-1948),
First Chairman of London Transport, lived here.
43 South Street, Mayfair, W1
Westminster 1984

ASQUITH, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928),
Statesman, lived here.
20 Cavendish Square, W1
Westminster 1951

ASTAFIEVA, Princess Seraphine (1876-1934),
Ballet dancer, lived and taught here.
152 King's Road, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1968

ASTOR, Nancy (1879-1964),
First woman to sit in Parliament, lived here.
4 St James's Square, SW1
Westminster 1987

ATTLEE, Clement Richard (1883-1967),
Prime Minister, lived here.
17 Monkhams Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8
Redbridge 1984

AUBREY HOUSE
stands on the site of Kensington Wells and early 18th century spa
Former residents include Sir Edward Lloyd Richard, 1st Earl Grosvenor, Lady Mary Coke, diarist, Peter and Clementia Taylor, philanthropists, William Cleverly Alexander, art lover.
Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1960
Covered in 1969 and re-incorporated to the scheme in 2007

AUROBINDO, Sri (1872-1950)
Indian Spiritual Leader lived here 1884-1887
49 St Stephen's Avenue, W12
Hammersmith & Fulham 2007

AVEBURY, Baron: Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913),
Scientist, born here.
29 Eaton Place, SW1
Westminster 1935

AYRTON, Hertha (1854-1923)
Physicist, lived here 1903-1923.
41 Norfolk Square, W2
Westminster 2007

 

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