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Blue Plaque for Churchill’s Favourite Spy
English Heritage has today (16 September) unveiled a blue plaque to Christine Granville, the Polish Second World War special agent who Winston Churchill once called his "favourite spy". The new plaque marks 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel (then the Shelbourne Hotel) in Kensington – the hotel was Granville’s London base after the war, in the centre of the city’s post-war Polish community.
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Six new blue plaques for women
1 April 2021 – The crystallographer and peace campaigner, Kathleen Lonsdale has today been celebrated with an English Heritage London Blue Plaque, on the 50th anniversary of her death. Kathleen Lonsdale is the first of six illustrious women to be commemorated by English Heritage with a London Blue Plaque in 2021. Other recipients include social reformer Caroline Norton, designer Jean Muir, former slave and campaigner Ellen Craft, barrister Helena Normanton and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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English Heritage announces six more blue plaques to women for 2021
1 April 2021 – The crystallographer and peace campaigner, Kathleen Lonsdale has today been celebrated with an English Heritage London Blue Plaque, on the 50th anniversary of her death. Kathleen Lonsdale is the first of six illustrious women to be commemorated by English Heritage with a London Blue Plaque in 2021. Other recipients include social reformer Caroline Norton, designer Jean Muir, former slave and campaigner Ellen Craft, barrister Helena Normanton and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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'Real Lioness' Sister Nivedita commemorated with English Heritage Blue Plaque
English Heritage unveiled today (12 November 2017) a new blue plaque to Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble, 1867-1911), an educationalist and campaigner for Indian Independence, at her former residence at 21A High Street, Wimbledon, Greater London. The plaque was unveiled by Madame Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan welcomed the new plaque, describing it as the “first public recognition of Sister Nivedita in London.”
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Follow in the footsteps of women who made history
Pioneering women are commemorated with blue plaques in London, and many of them can be found within a short walk of each other. Use our guide and take a walk to discover the places where these women lived, worked, and made a difference.
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LAMBERT CHAMBERS, Dorothea (1878-1960)
Blue Plaque commemorating tennis champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers at 7 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB, London Borough of Ealing.
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BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894)
Blue Plaque commemorating headmistress Frances Mary Buss at Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 2DB, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating egyptologist Amelia Edwards at 19 Wharton Street, Clerkenwell, London WC1X 9PT, London Borough of Islington.
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LAMBERT CHAMBERS, Dorothea (1878-1960)
Blue Plaque commemorating tennis champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers at 7 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB, London Borough of Ealing.
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LAMBERT CHAMBERS, Dorothea (1878-1960)
Blue Plaque commemorating tennis champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers at 7 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB, London Borough of Ealing.