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Discover the black figures whose achievements and contributions to society are celebrated with London’s blue plaques.
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Musical comedians Flanders and Swann honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
Musical comedians Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and Donald Swann (1923-1994), who delighted West End audiences with their humorous hit songs in the 1950s and 60s, have today (5 September) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque. The plaque was unveiled at 1 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, in the garden studio of which the pair once lived and worked.
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Discover the black figures whose achievements and contributions to society are celebrated with London’s blue plaques.
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Pianist and entertainer Winifred Atwell was known for being the first Black artist in the UK to sell a million records and to have a number one single. She is recognised by a plaque at her former home, 18 Bourdon Street, Mayfair.
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Claudia Jones was a ceaseless campaigner for racial justice and is credited with having been among the first to bring Caribbean carnival to London. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 6 Meadow Road, Vauxhall.
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Tommy Flowers was an electrical engineer who designed, and led the team that built, the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. English Heritage have commemorated him with a blue plaque at the former Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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Blue Plaque commemorating industrialist and film producer J. Arthur Rank at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DJ, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating industrialist and film producer J. Arthur Rank at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DJ, City of Westminster.
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Tommy Flowers was an electrical engineer who designed, and led the team that built, the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. English Heritage have commemorated him with a blue plaque at the former Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.