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CHIPPENDALE, Thomas & CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1718-1813)

Blue Plaque commemorating cabinet makers Thomas Chippendale and his son at 61 St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4JS, City of Westminster.

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FISHER, John Arbuthnot, Lord Fisher, Admiral of the Fleet  (1841-1920)

Blue Plaque commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher, at 16 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9AA, City of Westminster.

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Marital Strife and Anthropoid Coffins at Farleigh Hungerford

How one castle’s remarkable concentration of horrors offers insights into crime and punishment in the Tudor period, bizarre Stuart embalming practices, and macabre – and disgusting – thrill-seeking in the 19th century.

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WOLSELEY, Garnet, 1st Viscount Wolseley  (1833-1913)

Blue Plaque commemorating army officer Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley at Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk, Blackheath, London SE10 8QX, London Borough of Greenwich.

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WYNDHAM, Sir Charles (1837-1919)

Blue Plaque commemorating actor-manager Sir Charles Wyndham at 20 York Terrace East, Regent's Park, London NW1 4PT, City of Westminster.

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THE QUEEN MOTHER’S PRIVATE APARTMENT REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME

Walmer Castle, seaside retreat beloved of The Queen Mother, opens private Lord Warden’s apartment from Saturday 23 March

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English Heritage conserves rare wall paintings at Farleigh Hungerford Castle

English Heritage has begun work to conserve a rare medieval wall painting of St George at Farleigh Hungerford Castle in Somerset. Damp conditions and misguided early 20th century attempts at preservation have left the imposing painted figure in need of urgent care to protect it for future generations. Expert conservators have begun the task of re-fixing flaking paint and removing damaging wax residue as part of a programme of work to conserve the painted interiors of the castle’s chapel.

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BLUNT, Wilfrid Scawen (1840-1922)

Blue Plaque commemorating diplomat, poet, and traveller Wilfrid Scawen Blunt at 15 Buckingham Gate, St James's, London SW1E 6LB, City of Westminster.

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BLUNT, Wilfrid Scawen (1840-1922)

Blue Plaque commemorating diplomat, poet, and traveller Wilfrid Scawen Blunt at 15 Buckingham Gate, St James's, London SW1E 6LB, City of Westminster.

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ASTAFIEVA, Princess Seraphine (1876-1934)

Blue Plaque commemorating Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a Dutch painter of the Victorian era who made his home at 44 Grove End Road, St John's Wood, London.