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SINGH, Princess Sophia Duleep (1876–1948)
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a suffragette, Red Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India. She uniquely straddled two worlds, using her royal connections to further the cause for women's suffrage. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at Faraday House, 37 Hampton Court Road, where her residence lasted over five decades.
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Yehudi Menuhin was a world-famous child musical prodigy who played, composed and conducted throughout most of his long life. English Heritage has commemorated him with a blue plaque at 65 Chester Square, Westminster, where he lived during his later years.
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Yehudi Menuhin was a world-famous child musical prodigy who played, composed and conducted throughout most of his long life. English Heritage has commemorated him with a blue plaque at 65 Chester Square, Westminster, where he lived during his later years.
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The Women’s Freedom League was a suffragist and equal rights campaigning organisation that worked on the principles of passive resistance and non-violence. Formed after a split in the Women’s Social and Political Union, it had its former headquarters at 1 Robert Street, Strand, which is marked with an English Heritage blue plaque.
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BELL, Vanessa (1879–1961), and GRANT, Duncan (1885–1978)
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were prominent figures in 20th-century British art. Long-term creative companions and partners, they are commemorated by a blue plaque at 46 Gordon Square, the house where the Bloomsbury Group was born.
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The Women’s Freedom League was a suffragist and equal rights campaigning organisation that worked on the principles of passive resistance and non-violence. Formed after a split in the Women’s Social and Political Union, it had its former headquarters at 1 Robert Street, Strand, which is marked with an English Heritage blue plaque.
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Garden designer, landscape architect and campaigner for child welfare, Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood, is recognised with a blue plaque. Allen brought adventure playgrounds to the UK. The house in Chelsea that bears her plaque was the home where she lived and advocated for local children to have accessible spaces to play.
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ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792)
Blue plaque commemorating industrialist and inventor Sir Richard Arkwright at 8 Adam Street, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6AA, City of Westminster.
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ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792)
Blue plaque commemorating industrialist and inventor Sir Richard Arkwright at 8 Adam Street, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6AA, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating artist and London Underground map designer Harry Beck at 14 Wesley Road, Leyton, London E10 6JF, London Borough of Waltham Forest.