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A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker. The term is used in the United Kingdom in two senses.
This list of blue plaques is an annotated list of people or events in the United Kingdom that have been commemorated by blue plaques. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings to commemorate either a famous person who lived or worked in the building (or site) or an event that occurred within ...
List of former English Heritage blue plaques. This is a list of the blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London that are known to have been lost, replaced, or otherwise removed from the official London-wide commemorative plaque scheme.
This is a list of the 1003 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London. The scheme includes a small number of plaques that were erected privately and subsequently absorbed.
As of mid-August 2021, the RSC promise to provide a formal nomination process for new plaques "shortly". A list of plaques awarded to date can be found below. Recently (as of mid-August 2021) the RSC have listed plaques on their own website.
This is a complete list of the 323 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the City of Westminster in London.
A blue plaque was unveiled in 2014 commemorating the street's importance to the music industry. The street was originally residential, but became used for commercial purposes in the 19th century. At first, metalwork was a popular trade but it became most famous as Britain's " Tin Pan Alley " housing numerous music publishers' offices.
The second blue plaque is for the conductor and orchestra reformer Sir Michael Costa, who lived at Wilton Court, 59 Eccleston Square, from 1857 to 1883. [3] The Eccleston Square Hotel is a grade II listed building at no.37.
This is a complete list of the 189 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. At inception in 1876 the scheme was originally administered by the Royal Society of Arts , being taken over by the London County Council (LCC) in 1901.
This category is for articles about commemorative blue plaques (which may not actually be blue - see Blue plaque) on buildings in the United Kingdom. Note: Please do not add articles on buildings or people to this category. Articles on buildings or people should rather be included in relevant lists.