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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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Muppets creator Jim Henson receives London blue plaque
Marking 85 years since Henson’s birth, the puppeteer, producer and director's former home in Hampstead is honoured with a London blue plaque
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Donation of £11.2m by UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation - largest in English Heritage’s history - will underpin the programme
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A ground-breaking heritage apprenticeship programme, designed to pass the dying skill of flint-working to a younger generation, was announced today by English Heritage, following a major donation of £11.2m to the charity from the Hamish Ogston Foundation. This is the largest donation ever received by English Heritage.
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Bobby Moore honoured with Blue Plaque
The man who captained England to World Cup glory today became the first footballer to be honoured with a blue plaque.
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Blue plaque commemorating writer PG Wodehouse at 17 Dunraven Street, Mayfair, London W1K 7EG, City of Westminster.
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WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833–1912)
Blue plaque commemorating Major Walter Clopton Wingfield at 33 St George’s Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 2HX, City of Westminster.
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Blue plaque commemorating writer PG Wodehouse at 17 Dunraven Street, Mayfair, London W1K 7EG, City of Westminster.