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Marie Stopes was at the forefront of the campaigns for sex education and birth control in the 1920s and 1930s.
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HUTCHINSON, LESLIE (1900-1969) aka HUTCH
Blue Plaque commemorating singer and pianist Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson at 31 Steele’s Road, Chalk Farm, London NW3 4RE, London Borough of Camden.
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HUNTER, Sir Robert (1844–1913)
Blue Plaque commemorating solicitor, civil servant and co-founder of the National Trust, Sir Robert Hunter, at his former home at 5 Louvaine Road, Battersea, London SW11 2AQ. London Borough of Wandsworth.
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A blue plaque at 8 Pelham Place, Kensington, London, commemorates Sir Cecil Beaton, the renowned photographer and designer for the screen and theatre. He lived there between 1940 and 1975.
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Blue Plaque commemorating social reformer Eleanor Rathbone at Tufton Court, Tufton Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3QH, City of Westminster
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HILL, Sir Rowland, K.C.B. (1795-1879)
Blue Plaque commemorating postal reformer Sir Rowland Hill at 1 Orme Square, Bayswater, London W2 4RS, City of Westminster.
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Judi Dench Backs English Heritage’s 'Plaques for Women' Campaign
Dame Judi Dench has urged the public to "nominate the women you admire" for blue plaques, English Heritage announced today (21 November) as the charity unveiled a blue plaque to Margaret Lockwood (1916-1990), star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes. The plaque celebrating the popular film actress of the 1930s and 1940s was installed at 14 Highland Road in Upper Norwood, her first home after moving to London as a child in the early 1920s.
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Waltham Abbey Gatehouse and Bridge
A fine 14th century gatehouse, bridge and other remains of the abbey refounded by Harold, last Saxon King of England.
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Three of our experts reveal the English Heritage properties that played their part in changing the course of English history, from military victories and technological breakthroughs to social shifts and political milestones
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As the days start to grow longer, there are lots of reasons to get out there and explore the places where England's history happened.