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Plaque Summary

Plaque Summary


Name: ALEXANDER, Sir George (1858-1918)
Notoriety: Actor Category: Entertainment
Inscription:
Street: 57 Pont Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.496814 Longitude: -0.162487
Yaw: -197 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ALLENBY, Edmund Henry Hynman Viscount (1861-1936)
Notoriety: Field Marshal Category: Military
Inscription: Field Marshal Viscount ALLENBY 1861-1936 lived here 1928-1936
Street: 24 Wetherby Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW5
Erected: 1960 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.492307 Longitude: -0.183559
Yaw: 146 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ALMA-TADEMA, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM 1836-1912, painter, lived here 1886-1912.
Street: 44 Grove End Road
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: NW8 9NE
Erected: 1975 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.532543 Longitude: -0.176561
Yaw: +113 Pitch: +10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Dutch by birth, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was one of the most successful painters of Victorian England who produced meticulous reconstructions of life in the ancient world, particularly Ancient Rome. Awarded a knighthood in 1899 and the Order of Merit in 1905. Alma-Tadema purchased number 44 from the French painter Jean-Jacques Tissot.


Name: ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792)
Notoriety: Industrialist Category: Commerce
Inscription: Sir Richard Arkwright 1732 - 1792 Industrialist and Inventor lived here
Street: 8 Adam Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: WC2
Erected: 1984 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.509696 Longitude: -0.122221
Yaw: 92 Pitch: 5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ARNE, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Thomas Arne 1710-1778, Composer, lived here.
Street: 31 King Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: WC2E 8JD
Erected: 1988 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.511538 Longitude: -0.124745
Yaw: -42 Pitch: -17 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known for setting James Thomson's Rule, Britannia to music. Plaque shape was specially adapted to fit a narrow space on the facade.


Name: ARNOLD, Sir Edwin (1832-1904)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Sir Edwin Arnold (1832 - 1904) Poet and Journalist. Lived and Died here.
Street: 31 Bolton Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW5
Erected: 1931 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.490697 Longitude: -0.18863
Yaw: 155 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-1888)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Matthew Arnold 1822 - 1888 Poet and Critic lived here
Street: 2 Chester Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.496089 Longitude: -0.148769
Yaw: -50 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ASHFIELD, Lord Albert Henry Stanley (1874-1948)
Notoriety: Chairman Category: Construction
Inscription: Albert Henry Stanley Lord Ashfield 1874 - 1948 First Chairman of London Transport lived here
Street: 10 South Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1955 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508532 Longitude: -0.150668
Yaw: +40 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, was the first Chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board, later shortened to London Transport, which rationalised the Underground system and integrated it with other transport systems within the capital.


Name: ASQUITH, Herbert Henry (1852-1928)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1852-1928 Statesman live here
Street: 20 Cavendish Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51615 Longitude: -0.145604
Yaw: -125 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: ASTOR, Nancy, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964)
Notoriety: Member of Parliament Category: Politics
Inscription: Nancy Astor 1879-1964 First woman to sit in Parliament, lived here
Street: 4 St James's Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1987 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507807 Longitude: -0.134925
Yaw: +7 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor was the first woman to sit in the British Houses of Parliament in 1919. When a fellow MP said to her of Churchill "We just don't know what to make of him", she is reported to have replied "How about a nice rug?"


Name: ATTLEE, Clement Richard (1883-1967)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Clement Richard Attlee 1883-1967, Prime Minister lived here
Street: 17 Monkhams Avenue
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: IG8 0HB
Erected: 1988 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.608964 Longitude: 0.03257
Yaw: -100 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Labour Prime Minister. His political opponent, Churchill, is alleged to have described Atlee as "a modest little man with much to be modest about".


Name: AUROBINDO, Sri (1872-1950)
Notoriety: Spiritual Leader Category: Religion
Inscription: Sri Aurobindo 1872 - 1950 Indian Spiritual Leader lived here 1884 - 1887
Street: 49 St Stephen's Avenue
Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
City: London
Postcode: W12
Erected: 2007 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.503949 Longitude: -0.231787
Yaw: 90 Pitch: 7 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BADEN-POWELL, Robert (1857-1941)
Notoriety: Lieutenant General Category: Military
Inscription: Robert BADEN-POWELL 1857-1941 Chief Scout of the World lived here
Street: 9 Hyde Park Gate
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7
Erected: 1972 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.500935 Longitude: -0.181492
Yaw: 76 Pitch: 15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BADER, Sir Douglas (1910-1982)
Notoriety: Fighter Pilot Category: Military
Inscription: Sir Douglas Bader 1910-1982, RAF Fighter Pilot, lived here 1955-1982
Street: 5 Petersham Mews
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7 5NR
Erected: 2009 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.49730 Longitude: -0.18256
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO*, DFC* was a fearless and inspirational Royal Air Force fighter ace during WWII. Bader lost both legs in an aircraft crash in 1931, but determidly returned to active service in WWII using artificial legs to Lead a Squadron and Command Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory's controversial Big Wing during the Battle of Britain. Forced to bail-out, Bader was captured, escaped, re-captured and interned in Colditz Castle from 1942 until he was liberated in 1945. Bader immediately requested a Spitfire to re-join the fighting.


Name: BAGNOLD, Enid (1889-1981)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: Enid BAGNOLD 1889 - 1981 Novelist and Playwright lived here
Street: 29 Hyde Park Gate
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7
Erected: 1997 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.500053 Longitude: -0.181478
Yaw: -38 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BAILLIE, Joanna (1762-1851)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Joanna Baillie Poet and Dramatist. Born 1762, Died 1851. Lived in this house for nearly 50 years
Street: Bolton House, Windmill Hill
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 6SJ
Erected: 1900 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.558409 Longitude: -0.179568
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

One of the best known writers of her day and admired by no less a figure than Burns. Most notable work was Plays on the Passions. Scott, Wordsworth, Byron and Keats each made the pilgrimage to Bolton House. The fourth plaque erected by the RSA to commemorate a women.


Name: BAIRD, John Logie (1888-1946)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Science
Inscription: In 1926 in this house, John Logie Baird 1888-1946, first demonstrated television
Street: 22 Frith Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1D 4RP
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51334 Longitude: -0.13136
Yaw: +40 Pitch: -22 Zoom: 3
Summary:

John Logie Baird Rented the attic at No.22 as a laboratory, where he first demonstrated television to members of the Royal Institute.


Name: BARING, Evelyn 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: EVELYN BARING 1st Earl of Cromer 1841-1917 Colonial administrator lived and died here
Street: 36 Wimpole Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51963 Longitude: -0.14891
Yaw: 20 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Béla BARTÓK 1881-1945 Hungarian Composer stayed here when performing in London
Street: 7 Sydney Place
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7
Erected: 1997 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.492258 Longitude: -0.17211
Yaw: 46 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BASEVI, George (1794-1845)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription: George Basevi 1794-1845 Architect, lived here
Street: 17 Savile Row
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1949 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.511296 Longitude: -0.140771
Yaw: +102 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Basevi had a major impact on the architecture of London in the late Regency and early Victorian periods. He developed Belgrave Square and most famously the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Basevi fell to his death in 1845 inspecting the Ely Cathedral bell-tower.


Name: BAX, Sir Arnold (1883-1953)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription:
Street: 13 Pendennis Road
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SW16
Erected: 1993 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.431809 Longitude: -0.126625
Yaw: 30 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William (1819-1891)
Notoriety: Civil Engineer Category: Construction
Inscription: Sir Joseph William Bazalgette 1819-1891 Civil Engineer lived here
Street: 17 Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1974 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.527186 Longitude: -0.177357
Yaw: -126 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette is famed for building the 1,300 miles of sewers that run beneath the streets of London, which is recognised as one of the greatest feats of Victorion engineering. Bazalgette also designed Battersea Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge and the Victoria and Chelsea Embankments.


Name: BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-1898)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: Aubrey BEARDSLEY 1872-1898 Artist lived here
Street: 114 Cambridge Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1948 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.489481 Longitude: -0.142371
Yaw: -103 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BEAUFORT, Sir Francis (1774-1857)
Notoriety: Rear Admiral Category: Military
Inscription: Sir Francis BEAUFORT 1774-1857 Admiral and Hydrographer lived here
Street: 51 Manchester Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1959 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.518055 Longitude: -0.153684
Yaw: -130 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BEECHAM, Sir Thomas (1879-1961)
Notoriety: Conductor Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Thomas Beecham, C.H. 1879-1961, Conductor and Impresario, lived here.
Street: 31 Grove End Road
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: NW8 9LY
Erected: 1985 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.532658 Longitude: -0.176498
Yaw: -63 Pitch: +5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

One of the most famous British conductors. Son of a millionaire who made his money from Beecham's Pills. Founder of the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. Once remarked "There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damm what goes on in between".


Name: BEERBOHM, Sir Henry Maximilian (1872-1956)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: Sir Max BEERBOHM 1872-1956 Artist and Writer lived here
Street: 57 Palace Gardens Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8
Erected: 1969 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507764 Longitude: -0.19336
Yaw: -130 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BELLOC, Hilaire (1870-1953)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Hilaire BELLOC 1870-1953 Poet, Essayist and Historian lived here 1900-1905
Street: 104 Cheyne Walk
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW10
Erected: 1973 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.481838 Longitude: -0.175035
Yaw: -10 Pitch: -12 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENEDICT, Sir Julius (1804-1885)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Julius BENEDICT (1804-1885) Musical Composer Lived and died here
Street: 2 Manchester Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1934 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.516633 Longitude: -0.152144
Yaw: 85 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BEN-GURION, David (1886-1973)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription:
Street: 75 Warrington Crescent, Maida Vale
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W9
Erected: 1986 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.526785 Longitude: -0.18366
Yaw: 125 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENNETT, Arnold (1867-1931)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: Arnold BENNETT 1867-1931 Novelist lived here
Street: 75 Cadogan Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1958 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.494444 Longitude: -0.160606
Yaw: 175 Pitch: 5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENNETT, Sir William Sterndale (1816-1875)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Sir William Sterndale BENNETT 1816-1875 Composer lived here
Street: 38 Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W2
Erected: 1996 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.512063 Longitude: -0.185368
Yaw: 95 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENSON, E.F. (1867-1940)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: E.F. BENSON 1867-1940 Writer lived here
Street: 25 Brompton Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW3
Erected: 1994 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.498284 Longitude: -0.169232
Yaw: -80 Pitch: -20 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENTHAM, George (1800-1884)
Notoriety: Botanist Category: Science
Inscription: George BENTHAM 1800-1884 Botanist lived here 1864-1884
Street: 25 Wilton Place, Belgravia
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1978 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.500815 Longitude: -0.156039
Yaw: -90 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BENTLEY, John Francis (1839-1902)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription:
Street: 43 Old Town, Clapham
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SW4
Erected: 1950 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.464086 Longitude: -0.141177
Yaw: 65 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 Composer, stayed here in 1851
Street: 58 Queen Anne Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1969 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.517727 Longitude: -0.149021
Yaw: -40 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The plaque at number 58 commemorates the visit of the celebrated French composor Hector Berlioz to London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Berlioz lodged in an apartment above the New Beethoven Rooms at No 58 and would listen to the Beethoven Quartet Society concerts below him "by simply opening my door".


Name: BERNAL, John Desmond (1901-1971)
Notoriety: Crystallographer Category: Science
Inscription:
Street: 44 Albert Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW1
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.53469 Longitude: -0.141904
Yaw: 45 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BESANT, Annie (1847-1933)
Notoriety: Social Reformer Category: Politics
Inscription: Annie BESANT 1847-1933 Social Reformer lived here in 1874
Street: 39 Colby Road
Borough: Southwark
City: London
Postcode: SE19
Erected: 1963 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.424058 Longitude: -0.08153
Yaw: 47 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BETJEMAN, Sir John (1906-1984)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Sir John Betjeman 1906-1984, poet, lived here, 1908-1917
Street: 31 Highgate West Hill
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: N6 6NP
Erected: 2006 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.564772 Longitude: -0.152991
Yaw: -105 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Poet Laureate in 1972. Gave his occupation in Who's Who as "poet and hack". Once said "Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a neccessity like petrol. But for me it's the oil of life".


Name: BEVAN, Robert Polhill (1865-1925)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: Robert Polhill Bevan 1865-1925 Camden Town Group Painter, lived here 1900-1925
Street: 14 Adamson Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1999 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.544907 Longitude: -0.17229
Yaw: +115 Pitch: -20 Zoom: 3
Summary:

A member of the the group of painters known as the Fitzroy Street Group and best known for his scenes of London Street life.


Name: BLIGH, William (1754-1817)
Notoriety: Commander Category: Military
Inscription: William Bligh 1754-1817, Commander of the 'Bounty', lived here.
Street: 100 Lambeth Road
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SE1 7PT
Erected: 1952 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.49665 Longitude: -0.11073
Yaw: -17 Pitch: +3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Remembered as Captain of the Bounty which was siezed in what became the most famous mutiny in British naval history, led by Fletcher Christian his second-in-command. Bligh was set adrift with 18 loyal men in a 23-foot open boat and sailed more than 3,500 miles to safety with little provisions and no chart.


Name: BLISS, Sir Arthur (1891-1975)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Arthur BLISS 1891-1975 Composer lived here 1929-1939
Street: East Heath Lodge, 1 East Heath Road, Hampstead
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3
Erected: 1993 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.559137 Longitude: -0.170622
Yaw: -115 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BLUMLEIN, Alan Dower (1903-1942)
Notoriety: Engineer Category: Science
Inscription: Alan Dower BLUMLEIN 1903-1942 Electronics Engineer and Inventor lived here
Street: 37 The Ridings
Borough: Ealing
City: London
Postcode: W5
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.525332 Longitude: -0.288505
Yaw: -77 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Enid BLYTON 1897-1968 Children's Writer lived here 1920-1924.
Street: 207 Hook Road, Chessington
Borough: Kingston Upon Thames
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1997 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.373538 Longitude: -0.304551
Yaw: 110 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BODLEY, George Frederick (1827-1907)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription: George Frederick BODLEY 1827-1907 Architect lived here 1862-1873
Street: 109 Harley Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 2003 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.521316 Longitude: -0.148017
Yaw: -90 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830)
Notoriety: Liberator Category: Military
Inscription: Simon BOLIVAR 1783-1830 Liberator of Latin America lodged here in 1810
Street: 4 Duke Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 2002 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51613 Longitude: -0.152332
Yaw: -90 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BOMBERG, David (1890-1957)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription:
Street: 10 Fordwych Road, West Hampstead
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW2
Erected: 1996 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.548056 Longitude: -0.201841
Yaw: -95 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
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Name: BONAR LAW, Andrew (1858-1923)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Andrew BONAR LAW 1858-1923 Prime Minister lived here
Street: 24 Onslow Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7
Erected: 1958 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.491054 Longitude: -0.177378
Yaw: -223 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
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Name: BONHAM CARTER, Lady Violet (1887-1969)
Notoriety: Politician Category: Politics
Inscription:
Street: 43 Gloucester Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W2
Erected: 1994 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51443 Longitude: -0.170095
Yaw: 107 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BOSWELL, James (1740-1795)
Notoriety: Biographer Category: Literature
Inscription: James BOSWELL (1740-1795) Biographer Lived and died in a house on this site
Street: 122 Great Portland Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1936 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.519679 Longitude: -0.142526
Yaw: 80 Pitch: -25 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BOULT, Sir Adrian (1889-1983)
Notoriety: Conductor Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Adrian BOULT C.H. 1889-1983 Conductor lived at flat No.78 1966-1977
Street: 78 Marlborough Mansions, Cannon Hill, West Hampstead
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW6
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.552867 Longitude: -0.191374
Yaw: -67 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BRAILSFORD, Henry Noel (1873-1958)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Henry Noel Brailsford 1873-1958, writer, Champion of Equal and Free Humanity, lived here.
Street: 37 Belsize Park Gardens
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 4JJ
Erected: 1983 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.54775 Longitude: -0.16771
Yaw: -180 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Henry Noel Brailsford was motivated by a belief in the power of socialism and international cooperation and was an influential and respected voice of the left. Taught philosopy at Glasgow University. Joined Greek Foreign Legion in the war against Turkey. Joined Independent Labour party in 1907.


Name: BRAIN, Dennis (1921-1957)
Notoriety: Horn-Player Category: Music
Inscription:
Street: 37 Frognal, Hampstead
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3
Erected: 1995 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.552929 Longitude: -0.18098
Yaw: -104 Pitch: -7 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BRIDGE, Frank (1879-1941)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription:
Street: 4 Bedford Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8
Erected: 1989 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506384 Longitude: -0.194969
Yaw: 10 Pitch: -13 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Name: BRIDGEMAN, Charles (1690-1738)
Notoriety: Landscape Gardener Category: Construction
Inscription: Charles BRIDGEMAN Landscape Gardener lived here 1723-1738
Street: 54 Broadwick Street, Soho
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1984 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.513308 Longitude: -0.136817
Yaw: -35 Pitch: -19 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BRIGHT, Richard (1789-1858)
Notoriety: Physician Category: Medical
Inscription: Richard Bright 1789-1858 Physician, lived here
Street: 11 Savile Row
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1979 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.510865 Longitude: -0.140365
Yaw: +79 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Wrote the internationally acclaimed Reports of Medical Cases in 1931. Appointed Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Honoured for his identification of the ailment of the Kidneys now known as Bright's disease.


Name: BRITTAIN, Vera Mary (1893-1970)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription:
Street: 58 Doughty Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1
Erected: 1995 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.523052 Longitude: -0.116106
Yaw: 40 Pitch: -9 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BRITTEN, Benjamin O.M. (1913-1976)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Benjamin BRITTEN O.M. 1913-1976 Composer lived here 1931-1933
Street: 173 Cromwell Road
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW5
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.494721 Longitude: -0.192307
Yaw: -188 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BROOKE, Sir Charles Vyner (1874-1963)
Notoriety: Rajah Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Charles Vyner BROOKE 1874-1963 last Rajah of Sarawak lived here
Street: 13 Albion Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W2
Erected: 1983 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51369 Longitude: -0.166828
Yaw: -90 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BROWNE, Hablot Knight (1815-1882)
Notoriety: Illustrator Category: Arts
Inscription: Hablot Knight BROWNE alias 'PHIZ' 1815-1882 Illustrator of Dickens's novels, lived here 1874-1880
Street: 239 Ladbroke Grove
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W10
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.520498 Longitude: -0.211829
Yaw: -87 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1) (1806-1861)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861, poet, lived here.
Street: 99 Gloucester Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1U 6JJ
Erected: 1924 by LCC Colour: bronze
Latitude: 51.519787 Longitude: -0.158764
Yaw: -90 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 1
Summary:

Best known for her two-volume collection of poems, which included A Drama of Exile and Lady Geraldine's Courtship. Met, eloped and married Robert Browning, the poet. A discreet bronze plaque was erected instead of the standard blue ceramic roundel.


Name: BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (2) (1806-1861)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poetess, afterwards wife of Robert Browning lived here 1838-1846
Street: 50 Wimpole Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1G 8SQ
Erected: 1899 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.519749 Longitude: -0.148986
Yaw: -75 Pitch: -25 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known for her two-volume collection of poems, which included A Drama of Exile and Lady Geraldine's Courtship. Elizabeth Barrett met, eloped and married Robert Browning, the poet. The brown plaque was originally erected by the RSA in 1899 and was re-erected above the first floor on the new frontage after the original eighteeth-century house was demolished in 1936. This is explained by an additional inscription carved into the stonework at ground level.


Name: BRUMMELL, Beau (1778-1840)
Notoriety: Leader Category: Fashion
Inscription: Beau BRUMMELL 1778-1840 Leader of Fashion lived here
Street: 4 Chesterfield Street, Mayfair
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1984 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507129 Longitude: -0.14843
Yaw: 87 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859)
Notoriety: Civil Engineer Category: Construction
Inscription: Sir Marc Isambard Brunel 1769-1849 and Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-1859, civil engineers lived here
Street: 98 Cheyne Walk
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW10 0DQ
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.48195 Longitude: -0.17437
Yaw: -33 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Greatest achievements were the construction of the Great Western Railway and the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Also helped his father, Sir Marc Isambard, build the first tunnel under the river Thames.


Name: BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849)
Notoriety: Civil Engineer Category: Construction
Inscription: Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), civil engineers lived here
Street: 98 Cheyne Walk
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW10 0DQ
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.48195 Longitude: -0.17437
Yaw: -33 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Known above all for designing and building the first tunnel under the river Thames, now on the East London Line. Father and teacher of Isambard Kingdom.


Name: BURGOYNE, General John (1722-1792)
Notoriety: General Category: Military
Inscription: General John BURGOYNE 1722-1792 lived and died here
Street: 10 Hertford Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505762 Longitude: -0.147916
Yaw: -210 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BURKE, Edmund (1729-1797)
Notoriety: Author Category: Literature
Inscription: Edmund Burke Author and Statesman, lived here B-1729 D-1797
Street: 37 Gerrard Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1D 5QB
Erected: 1876 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.511442 Longitude: -0.130744
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Hailed as a political philosopher and the father of conservatism, Burke became one of the most powerful parliamentary orators of his time. His most famous work, Reflections on the Revolution in France argued revolutionary principles were dangerous and would lead to violence if put into practice.


Name: BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: Sir Edward BURNE-JONES BART.(1833-1898) Painter lived here 1880-1898
Street: 41 Kensington Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.500809 Longitude: -0.190203
Yaw: -2 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Frances Hodgson BURNETT 1849-1924 Writer lived here
Street: 63 Portland Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1979 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.521676 Longitude: -0.145738
Yaw: -113 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BURNEY, Frances (1752-1840)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: Madame D’Arblay 'Fanny Burney' Authoress Lived Here Born 1752. Died 1840.
Street: 11 Bolton Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1J 8BB
Erected: 1885 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.507019 Longitude: -0.144293
Yaw: +75 Pitch: -12 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Best known for her novels Evelina, Cecilia and Camilla. Second plaque to commemorate a woman. Described by Virginia Woolf as the mother of English fiction.


Name: BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Education
Inscription: Frances Mary BUSS 1827-1894 Pioneer of Education for Women was Headmistress here 1879-1894
Street: Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW5
Erected: 2000 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.546159 Longitude: -0.134201
Yaw: -79 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BUTLER, Josephine (1828-1906)
Notoriety: Champion Category: Politics
Inscription: Josephine BUTLER 1828-1906 Champion of Women's Rights lived here 1890-1893
Street: 8 North View, Wimbledon Common
Borough: Merton
City: London
Postcode: SW19
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.427349 Longitude: -0.230906
Yaw: -200 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BUTT, Dame Clara (1873-1936)
Notoriety: Singer Category: Music
Inscription: Dame Clara Butt 1873-1936 Singer lived here 1901-1929
Street: 7 Harley Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1969 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.54091 Longitude: -0.169815
Yaw: +78 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Particularly famous for the hymn Abide with me and indentified with rousingly patriotic tunes such as Land of Hope and Glory. Elgar wrote his Sea Pictures specifically for her voice.


Name: BUTTERFIELD, William (1814-1900)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription: William BUTTERFIELD 1814-1900 Architect lived here
Street: 42 Bedford Square
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1
Erected: 1978 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.518491 Longitude: -0.130192
Yaw: 130 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: BUXTON, Sir Thomas Fowell (1786-1845)
Notoriety: Campaigner Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Thomas Fowell BUXTON 1786-1845 Anti–Slavery Campaigner lived and worked here
Street: The Directors’ House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane
Borough: Tower Hamlets
City: London
Postcode: E1
Erected: 2007 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.521137 Longitude: -0.071814
Yaw: -100 Pitch: 1 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Name: CALDECOTT, Randolph (1846-1886)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription:
Street: 46 Great Russell Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC2
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.518098 Longitude: -0.126476
Yaw: 130 Pitch: 6 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CALEY, Sir George (1773-1857)
Notoriety: Aircraft Designer Category: Aviation
Inscription: Sir George Caley, 1773-1857 Scientist and Pioneer of Aviation, lived here
Street: 20 Hertford Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1962 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505496 Longitude: -0.149178
Yaw: +135 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Regarded as the father of aeronautics who designed and built the first man-carrying glider. Piloted by his coachman and long before the wright brothers made their first flight, it glided 50 yards before plummeting to the ground. The coachman promptly gave notice arguing that "he was hired to drive, not fly".


Name: CAMPBELL, Colen (1676-1729)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription: Colen CAMPBELL 1676-1729 Architect and Author of Vitruvius Britannicus lived and died here
Street: 76 Brook Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.512522 Longitude: -0.149179
Yaw: -18 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CANAL, Giovanni Antonio (CANALETTO) (1697-1768)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: Antonio CANAL called CANALETTO (1697-1768) Venetian Painter Lived here
Street: 41 Beak Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1925 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.512411 Longitude: -0.137482
Yaw: -47 Pitch: -17 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CANNING, George (1770-1827)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: George CANNING 1770-1827 Statesman lived here
Street: 50 Berkeley Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1979 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508935 Longitude: -0.145593
Yaw: -115 Pitch: 3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CARLILE, Wilson (1847-1942)
Notoriety: Founder Category: Religion
Inscription: Prebendary Wilson CARLILE 1847-1942 Founder of the Church Army lived here
Street: 34 Sheffield Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8
Erected: 1972 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505446 Longitude: -0.195926
Yaw: 1 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CATO STREET CONSPIRACY (1820-1820)
Notoriety: Conspiracy Category: Politics
Inscription: CATO STREET CONSPIRACY discovered here 23 February 1820
Street: 1a Cato Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.518254 Longitude: -0.165411
Yaw: -112 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Name: CECIL, Robert 1st Viscount of Chelwood (1864-1958)
Notoriety: Diplomat Category: Politics
Inscription: Viscount CECIL of Chelwood 1864-1958 Creator of the League of Nations lived here
Street: 16 South Eaton Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1976 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.493614 Longitude: -0.153019
Yaw: -120 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CHAIN, Sir Ernst (1906-1979)
Notoriety: Biochemist Category: Medical
Inscription: Sir Ernst CHAIN 1906-1979 Biochemist and Developer of Penicillin lived here
Street: 9 North View, Wimbledon Common
Borough: Merton
City: London
Postcode: SW19
Erected: 2003 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.427349 Longitude: -0.230906
Yaw: 120 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CHESTERTON, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Gilbert Keith Ghesterton 1874 - 1936 Poet Novelist and Critic lived here
Street: 11 Warwick Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W14 8PH
Erected: 1952 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.496929 Longitude: -0.204118
Yaw: 97 Pitch: 1 Zoom: 3
Summary:


Name: CHEVALIER, Albert (1861-1923)
Notoriety: Comedian Category: Entertainment
Inscription:
Street: 17 St Ann's Villas
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1965 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507023 Longitude: -0.214885
Yaw: -120 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CHISHOLM, Caroline (1808-1877)
Notoriety: Philanthropist Category: Politics
Inscription:
Street: 32 Charlton Place,
Borough: Islington
City: London
Postcode: N1
Erected: 1983 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.53468 Longitude: -0.102931
Yaw: -135 Pitch: 3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CHURCHILL, Sir Winston (1874-1965)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Winston Churchill K.G. 1874-1965, Prime Minister, lived and died here.
Street: 28 Hyde Park Gate
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW7 5DJ
Erected: 1985 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.499844 Longitude: -0.181474
Yaw: -70 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Soldier, Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister and leader of the wartime coalition government. Once said "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would at least make a favourable reference to the Devil".


Name: CHRISTIE, Dame Agatha (1890-1976)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: Dame Agatha Cristie 1890-1976, Detective novelist and playwright, lived here 1934-1941
Street: 58 Sheffield Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505123 Longitude: -0.197159
Yaw: -45 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Detective novelist and playwright.


Name: CLEMENTI, Muzio (1752-1832)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Muzio Clementi 1752-1832 Composer lived here
Street: 128 Kensington Church Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1963 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507261 Longitude: -0.19472
Yaw: +60 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Composer.


Name: CLIVE, Robert 1st Baron Clive of India (1725-1774)
Notoriety: Major-General Category: Military
Inscription: CLIVE of INDIA 1725-1774 Soldier and Administrator lived here
Street: 45 Berkeley Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1953 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.50931 Longitude: -0.146145
Yaw: -111 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: William Wilkie COLLINS 1824-1889 NOVELIST lived here
Street: 65 Gloucester Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.518684 Longitude: -0.158243
Yaw: -128 Pitch: 2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930, creator of Sherlock Holmes, lived here 1891-1894.
Street: 12 Tennison Road
Borough: Croydon
City: London
Postcode: SE25 5RT
Erected: 1973 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.39533 Longitude: -0.08078
Yaw: -132 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known for creating the character Sherlock Holmes who he attempted to kill off, with Professor Moriatry over the Reichenbach Falls, but was forced to bring back the much loved detective in later novels due to public demand.


Name: CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription:
Street: 17 Gillingham Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1984 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.493962 Longitude: -0.141387
Yaw: 170 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CONS, Emma (1837-1912)
Notoriety: Philanthropist Category: Politics
Inscription:
Street: 136 Seymour Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1978 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.520489 Longitude: -0.163791
Yaw: 59 Pitch: -35 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CONSTABLE, John (1776-1837)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: John Constable (1776-1837), Painter, Lived here.
Street: 40 Well Walk, Camden
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 1LD
Erected: 1923 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.55898 Longitude: -0.17354
Yaw: +140 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Acknowledged as one of England's greatest artists. Elected a full Royal Academician in 1829. Best known for paintings such as Dedham Vale and The Hay Wain. Not a great success, either critically or financially, in his lifetime.


Name: COOK, Peter (1937-1995)
Notoriety: Comedian Category: Entertainment
Inscription: Peter Cook 1937-1995 comedian and 'only twin' co-founded and ran the Establishment Club here 1961-1964
Street: 18 Greek Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1D
Erected: 2009 by Westminster Colour: green
Latitude: 51.513927 Longitude: -0.130806
Yaw: +65 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Peter Cook became one of the UK's most influential comics through his work with Dudley Moore and in "Beyond the Fringe". Cook founded a London nightclub called the "Establishment Club", which opened in October 1961 at 18 Greek Street Soho and was famous for satire. In March 2008, the club was renamed "Zebrano's", but retains "at the establishment" in writing above the door. Cook also stepped in investing his own money to help the satirical magazine Private Eye in 1962.


Name: COPEMAN, Sydney Monckton (1862-1947)
Notoriety: Immunologist Category: Medical
Inscription:
Street: 57 Redcliffe Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW10
Erected: 1996 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.486708 Longitude: -0.187586
Yaw: 90 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: COSTA, Sir Michael (1808-1884)
Notoriety: Conductor Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Michael COSTA 1808-1884 Conductor Orchestra Reformer lived here 1857-1883
Street: Wilton Court, 60 Eccleston Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 2007 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.491722 Longitude: -0.143943
Yaw: 140 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: COWARD, Charles Joseph (1905-1976)
Notoriety: Soldier Category: Military
Inscription:
Street: 133 Chichester Road
Borough: Enfield
City: London
Postcode: N9
Erected: 2003 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.63111 Longitude: -0.064416
Yaw: -70 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: COWARD, Sir Noël (1899-1973)
Notoriety: Actor Category: Entertainment
Inscription: Sir Noël COWARD 1899-1973 Actor, Playwright and Songwriter born here
Street: 131 Waldegrave Road, Teddington
Borough: Richmond Upon Thames
City: London
Postcode: TW11
Erected: 1995 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.430398 Longitude: -0.336946
Yaw: -110 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: COX, David (1783-1859)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: DAVID COX 1783 - 1859 ARTIST lived here
Street: 34 Foxley Road
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SW9
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.479044 Longitude: -0.107601
Yaw: -120 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CREED, Frederick George (1871-1957)
Notoriety: Engineer Category: Science
Inscription:
Street: 20 Outram Road, Addiscombe
Borough: Croydon
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1973 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.37604 Longitude: -0.07645
Yaw: 100 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CROOKES, Sir William (1832-1919)
Notoriety: Scientist Category: Science
Inscription:
Street: 7 Kensington Park Gardens
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W11
Erected: 1967 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.511531 Longitude: -0.20271
Yaw: 150 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: George Cruikshank Artist lived here from 1850 to 1878 B: Sept 27th 1792 D: Feb 1st 1878
Street: 263 Hampstead Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW1 3EA
Erected: 1885 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.532339 Longitude: -0.139329
Yaw: -100 Pitch: -13 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Remembered as the illustrator of Oliver Twist, and other works by Dickens. Became a crusader for temperance in later life and warned against the perils of over-indulgence.


Name: CUBITT, Thomas (1788-1855)
Notoriety: Master Builder Category: Construction
Inscription: Thomas CUBITT 1788-1855 Master Builder lived here
Street: 3 Lyall Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1959 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.496343 Longitude: -0.155119
Yaw: -110 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Name: CURZON, George Nathaniel (1859-1925)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription:
Street: 1 Carlton House Terrace
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1
Erected: 1976 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505787 Longitude: -0.133579
Yaw: 130 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Name: DANCE, George the Younger (1741-1825)
Notoriety: Architect Category: Construction
Inscription: George Dance The younger 1741-1825, Architect, lived and died here.
Street: 91 Gower Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1E 6AA
Erected: 1970 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.522651 Longitude: -0.132841
Yaw: -106 Pitch: -25 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Successful architect. Designs include alterations to the Guildhall in 1780s, the Crescent and Newgate Prison, which was reduced to a smouldering shell during the Gordon Riots shortly after completion.


Name: DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882)
Notoriety: Naturalist Category: Science
Inscription: Charles Darwin 1809-1882 Naturalist lived in a house on this site 1838-1842.
Street: 110 Gower Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1E 6BT
Erected: 1961 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.52331 Longitude: -0.13355
Yaw: +98 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Published the The Origin of Species in 1859 presenting his ideas about natural selection and the evolution of species.


Name: DE HAVILLAND, Sir Geoffrey (1882-1965)
Notoriety: Aircraft Designer Category: Aviation
Inscription: Sir Geoffrey De Havilland 1882-1965, Aircraft designer, lived here 1909-1910
Street: 32 Baron's Court Road
Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
City: London
Postcode: W14 9DZ
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.489765 Longitude: -0.208968
Yaw: -47 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Designed the BE-2, the standard British biplane in WWI. Designed the famous Moth, renowned for their speed. Greatest contribution was the creation of the WWII Mosquito fighter-bomber. Knighted in 1944.


Name: DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Novelist Lived Here
Street: 48 Doughty Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1N 2LX
Erected: 1903 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.523532 Longitude: -0.116506
Yaw: +33 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best selling Novelist in his day with works including Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. Once described this house as "a frightfully first-class family mansion, involving awful responsibilities".


Name: DILKE, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843-1911)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke 1843-1911 Statesman and Author lived here
Street: 76 Sloane Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1959 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.496685 Longitude: -0.158872
Yaw: -88 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Statesman and Author.


Name: DISRAELI, Benjamin (1) (1804-1881)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield Born Here 1804
Street: 22 Theobald's Road
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: WC1X
Erected: 1904 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.521236 Longitude: -0.114375
Yaw: -42 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister who enjoyed a special relationship with Queen Victoria. During his final illness, Disraeli famously declined the offer of a visit from the Queen stating "No it is better not. She would only ask me to take a message to Albert".


Name: DISRAELI, Benjamin (2) (1804-1881)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield 1804-1881 Died Here
Street: 19 Curzon Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1908 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.506383 Longitude: -0.150409
Yaw: -170 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister who enjoyed a special relationship with Queen Victoria. During his final illness, Disraeli famously declined the offer of a visit from the Queen stating "No it is better not. She would only ask me to take a message to Albert".


Name: DOWDING, Hugh (1882-1970)
Notoriety: Air Chief Marshall Category: Military
Inscription: Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding 1882 - 1970 Leader of Fighter Command lived here 1941-1951
Street: 3 St Mary's Road
Borough: Merton
City: London
Postcode: SW19
Erected: 2000 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.42422 Longitude: -0.208418
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG was head of RAF Fighter Command in WWII and responsible for the victory of the Battle of Britain. Dowding encouraged the research and development of Radar. He also claimed to have communicated with the spirits of airmen lost in the battle he directed.


Name: DRYDEN, John (1631-1700)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: John Dryden Poet lived here B. 1631 D.1700
Street: 43 Gerrard Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1D 5QG
Erected: 1875 by RSA Colour: white
Latitude: 51.512202 Longitude: -0.129985
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Poet Laureate in 1668. Plaque is unique in it's colour - white, with blue lettering. Erected wrongly at No. 43, when Dryden actually lived next-door at No. 44.


Name: EDDINGTON, Sir Arthur Stanley (1882-1944)
Notoriety: Astrophysicist Category: Science
Inscription: Sir Arthur Eddington, OM 1882-1944, mathematician and astrophysicist, lived here.
Street: 4 Bennett Park
Borough: Greenwich
City: London
Postcode: SE3 9RB
Erected: 1974 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.465438 Longitude: 0.009782
Yaw: +130 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 2
Summary:

The most famous British astonomer of his time. Author of The Nature of the Physical World and The Expanding Universe. Confirmed Einstein's General Theory of Relativity in the 1919 solar eclipse by predicting the light from a star passing close to the sun would be bent inwards, due to the curvature of space.


Name: ELGAR, Sir Edward (1857-1934)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Edward Elgar 1857-1934, Composer, lived here 1890-1891
Street: 51 Avonmore Road
Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
City: London
Postcode: W14 8RT
Erected: 1962 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.494225 Longitude: -0.20576
Yaw: -115 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The pre-eminent English composor of his time. works include The Enigma Variations, the oratorio The Dream of Geronitius and his cello concerto and symphonic study Falstaff.


Name: FARADAY, Michael (1791-1867)
Notoriety: Founder Category: Science
Inscription: Michael Faraday Man of Science. Apprentice Here B. 1791 D. 1867
Street: 48 Blandford Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1U 7HU
Erected: 1876 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.51840 Longitude: -0.15412
Yaw: -10 Pitch: -16 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Described as possibly the greatest experimental genius the world has known. Greatest discoveries include electromagnetic induction, the laws of electrolysis and the rotation of polarised light by magnetism. Given his name to the unit of measuring electrical charge (faraday) and capacitance (farad). Founded the Royal Institutions's Christmas Lectures.


Name: FAWCETT, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847-1929)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Politics
Inscription: Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett 1847-1929, pioneer of Women's Suffrage, lived and died here
Street: 2 Gower Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1E 6DP
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.519829 Longitude: -0.129756
Yaw: +60 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

One of the founders of Newnham College, Cambridge and President of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies from 1897 to 1918. Admiring of their bravery, she none the less deplored the militancy of the more volatile supporters of the Pankhursts. Created a Dame of the British Empire in 1925.


Name: FENWICK, Ethel Gordon (1857-1947)
Notoriety: Reformer Category: Medical
Inscription: Ethel Gordon Fenwick 1857-1947 Nursing Reformer lived here 1887-1924
Street: 20 Upper Wimpole Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1999 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.520925 Longitude: -0.149516
Yaw: -130 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Fenwick devoted her energies to improving the status of British nurses and it was in the drawing room of number 20 that the British Nurses Association was established. Fenwick's most important achievement was the state registration of nurses, enacted in 1919. Fittingly, Fenwick's name appeared first on the register.


Name: FLEMING, Sir Alexander (1881-1955)
Notoriety: Bacteriologist Category: Medical
Inscription: Sir Alexander Fleming 1881-1955 Discoverer of penicillin lived here
Street: 20a Danvers Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW3 5AY
Erected: 1981 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.483209 Longitude: -0.172817
Yaw: +47 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Scottish bacteriologist who, by chance, discovered the mould Penicillium notatum which kills bacteria and had remarkable antibiotic powers. Shared the 1940 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Oxford pathologists Howard Florey and Ernest Chain.


Name: FLEMING, Sir Ambrose (1849-1945)
Notoriety: Scientist Category: Science
Inscription: Sir Ambrose Fleming 1849-1945 Scientist and Electrical Engineer lived here
Street: 9 Clifton Gardens
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W9
Erected: 1971 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.523911 Longitude: -0.182951
Yaw: +135 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The development and the supply of electricity to light and heat on a large scale owes much to Sir Ambrose Fleming.


Name: FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Ian Fleming 1908-1964 Creator of James Bond lived here
Street: 22 Ebury Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1W 8LW
Erected: 1996 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.495868 Longitude: -0.147391
Yaw: -110 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Writer and creator of James Bond. Eton and Sandhurst educted Sunday Times journalist. Novels include Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Diamonds are forever and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.


Name: FORSTER, E.M. (1879-1970)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: E.M. Forster 1879-1970 Novelist, lived here
Street: Arlington Park Mansions, Sutton Lane
Borough: Hounslow
City: London
Postcode: W4
Erected: 1983 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.49226 Longitude: -0.267096
Yaw: -78 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

One of the most admired English novelists of the twentieth century. Works include Where Angels Fear to Tread and his most famous novel A Passage to India.


Name: FREUD, Sigmund (1956-1939)
Notoriety: Founder Category: Medical
Inscription: Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 Founder of Psychoanalysis lived here 1938-1939
Street: 20 Maresfield Gardens
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 5SX
Erected: 1956 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.54820 Longitude: -0.17769
Yaw: +65 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Founder of Psychoanalysis, the concept of the Oedipus Complex and the threefold division of the mind: id, ego and superego. When the Nazis burnt his books he wrote "what progress we are making, in the middle ages they would have burned me".


Name: GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas (1727-1788)
Notoriety: Artist Category: Arts
Inscription: Thomas Gainsborough 1727-1788, artist, lived here.
Street: 82 Pall Mall
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1Y 5ES
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506002 Longitude: -0.135788
Yaw: -160 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

One of the great portrait painters of the his day. Founding member of the Royal Academy. Landscape painting was Gainsborough's great love.


Name: GIBSON, Guy Penrose (1918-1944)
Notoriety: Pilot Category: Military
Inscription: Guy Gibson V.C. 1918-1944, , Pilot, Leader of the Dambusters Raid, lived here
Street: 32 Aberdeen Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: NW8 8JR
Erected: 2006 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.525269 Longitude: -0.175604
Yaw: -1 Pitch: -8 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO*, DFC* led the famous WWII Dambusters mission to destroy German dams on the Ruhr. According to Barns Wallace, the designer of the bouncing bomb dropped in the mission, he was a "Man born for war...but born to fall in war". Gibson crashed and was killed in 1944 flying a de Havilland Mosquito near Steenbergen in the Netherlands.


Name: GROTE, George (1794-1871)
Notoriety: Historian Category: Literature
Inscription: George Grote 1794-1871, Historian Died Here
Street: 12 Savile Row
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1905 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.510785 Longitude: -0.140287
Yaw: -1 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Came to prominence as a politition and MP for the City of London in 1832. Published the History of Greece to much acclaim between 1846 and 1856.


Name: HALLAM, Henry (1777-1859)
Notoriety: Historian Category: Literature
Inscription: Henry Hallam 1777-1859 Historian Lived Here
Street: 67 Wimpole Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1904 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.5182 Longitude: -0.14828
Yaw: -80 Pitch: -20 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Hallam enjoyed a high reputation throughout the nineteenth century for his Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II, written in 1827 while living at number 67. The house was immortalised by Tennyson as "Dark House, by which once more I stand / Here is the long unlovely street" in his poem In Memoriam in 1833.


Name: HANDEL, George Frederick (1685-1759)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: George Frederick Handel 1685-1759 Composer lived in this house from 1723 and died here
Street: 25 Brook Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1K 4HB
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.513121 Longitude: -0.146097
Yaw: -213 Pitch: -13 Zoom: 3
Summary:

German Composer. Moved to London in 1712. Court Composer to the Elector of Hanover, Later King George I of England. Most remarkable achievements are his many oratorios, culminating in The Messiah of 1742 including the famous Halleluja Chorus. Replaces plaques erected 1875 by RSA and 1952 by the LCC.


Name: HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Thomas Hardy 1840-1928, Poet & Novelist lived here 1878-1881
Street: 172 Trinity Road
Borough: Wandsworth
City: London
Postcode: SW17 7HT
Erected: 1940 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.442058 Longitude: -0.166322
Yaw: +90 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Linked with the West country and his Wessex novels Hardy viewed London with an ambivalent mix of distaste and fascination. Novels include Desperate Remedies, Under the Greenwood Tree, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. Legend has it his heart was to be buried separately, but was left unattended, and was eaten by a cat.


Name: HENDRIX, Jimi (1942-1970)
Notoriety: Guitarist Category: Music
Inscription: Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970, Guitarist and Songwriter, lived here 1968-1969.
Street: 23 Brook Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1K 4HB
Erected: 1997 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.513121 Longitude: -0.146097
Yaw: +110 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Guitarist, Songwriter and Legend. Famous for his flamboyant methods of guitar-playing - behind his back and with his teeth. Came to London in 1966. Hits include Purple Haze, Hey Joe and The Wind Cries Mary. Commenting upon the neighbouring plaque Hendrix said "I didn't know this was Handel's pad. And to tell you the truth, I haven't heard much of the fella's stuff".


Name: HENRY, Sir Edward Richard (1850-1931)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Science
Inscription: Sir Edward Henry 1850-1931, Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Pioneer of Fingerprint Indentification, lived here 1903-1920
Street: 19 Sheffield Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2001 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505563 Longitude: -0.195483
Yaw: +158 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Metropolitan Police Commissioner and pioneer of fingerprint indentification.


Name: HILL, Sir Rowland (1795-1879)
Notoriety: Reformer Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Rowland Hill K.C.B. Originator of the Penny Post. Lived here 1849-1879. Born 1795. Died 1879
Street: Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: NW3 2QG
Erected: 1907 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.553887 Longitude: -0.166509
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Sir Rowland Hill's Post Office Reform: Its Importance and Practicability in 1837 resulted in the first British postage stamps - the Penny Black and the Twopenny Blue, which were "covered at the back with a glutinous wash". Knighted in 1860. The plaque orginally marked Hill's home in Bartram House, Pond Street and moved in 1978 by the GLC.


Name: ISAACS, Rufus (1860-1935)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading 1860-1935, Lawyer and Statesman, lived and died here
Street: 32 Curzon Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1971 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506596 Longitude: -0.148803
Yaw: -160 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading held the offices of Lord Chief Justice, Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary.


Name: JEROME, Jerome K. (1859-1927)
Notoriety: Author Category: Literature
Inscription: Jerome K. Jerome 1859-1927 Author wrote 'Three Men in a Boat' while living here at Flat 104
Street: 91-104 Chelsea Gardens, Chelsea Bridge Road
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1989 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.486962 Longitude: -0.151565
Yaw: +12 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known work Three Men in a Boat.


Name: JOHN, Augustus (1852-1929)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: This house was built for AUGUSTUS JOHN 1878-1961 Painter
Street: 28 Mallord Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1981 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.485663 Longitude: -0.174725
Yaw: -7 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Painter.


Name: JOHNSON, Dr Samuel (1942-1970)
Notoriety: Author Category: Literature
Inscription: Dr. Samuel Johnson Author. lived here B. 1709 D. 1784
Street: Dr Johnson's House, 17 Gough Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: EC4A 3DE
Erected: 1876 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.515106 Longitude: -0.108104
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

One of the earliest plaques to survive. Dr Johnson was indisputably the leading literary figure of his day, best known for his Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. Famously said "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life". Once remarked "By seeing London I have seen as much of life as the world can show".


Name: JOYCE, James (1882-1941)
Notoriety: Author Category: Literature
Inscription: James Joyce 1882-1941 Author lived here in 1931
Street: 28 Campden Grove
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1994 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.504287 Longitude: -0.194107
Yaw: -187 Pitch: -23 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Author.


Name: KEATS, John (1795-1821)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: John Keats Poet lived in this house, B: 1795, D: 1821
Street: Keats House Museum, 10 Keats Grove
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 2RR
Erected: 1896 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.555794 Longitude: -0.168621
Yaw: 1 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Finest poems include The Eve of St Agnes and La Belle Dame sans Merci. He wrote Ode to a Nightingale beneath the plum tree in the garden. Lived here between 1818 and 1820, shared with his friend Charles Armitage Brown. Open to the public.


Name: KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946)
Notoriety: Economist Category: Politics
Inscription: John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946 Economist lived here 1916-1946
Street: 46 Gordon Square
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1H 0PD
Erected: 1975 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.52427 Longitude: -0.13020
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Arguably the most influential economist since Adam Smith, who formed the nucleus of the famous Bloomsbury Group. The term "Keynesianism" was added to the language after his enormously influential 1936 book A General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.


Name: KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936, poet and story writer, lived here 1889-1891.
Street: Kipling House, 43 Villiers Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: WC2N 6NE
Erected: 1957 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507896 Longitude: -0.123466
Yaw: +15 Pitch: -23 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Made his name in literary London with Barrack Room Ballads, The Jungle Book and his best known novel Kim. First English writer to be given a Nobel Prize for Literature. Often short of cash, Kipling wrote of the shop below him Harris the Sausage King - "for tuppence gave as much sausage as would carry one from breakfast to dinner".


Name: LANGTRY, Lillie (1852-1929)
Notoriety: Actress Category: Entertainment
Inscription: Lillie Langtry 1852-1929 Actress lived here
Street: 21 Pont Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1980 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.497113 Longitude: -0.159628
Yaw: -182 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Actress.


Name: LAWRENCE, D.H. (1885-1930)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: D. H. Lawrence 1885-1930, Novelist and Poet, lived here in 1915
Street: 1 Byron Villas, Vale of Health
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 1AR
Erected: 1969 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.562852 Longitude: -0.176119
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Lawrence produced an enormous body of work including the great novels Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover.


Name: LAWRENCE, T.E. (1888-1935)
Notoriety: Military Advisor Category: Military
Inscription: T.E. Lawrence 'Lawrence of Arabia' 1888-1935 , lived here
Street: 14 Barton Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1P 3NE
Erected: 1966 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.49775 Longitude: -0.127769
Yaw: -158 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Lawrence of Arabia was appointed advisor to Prince Faisal, leader of the Arab revolt against the Turks and helped to mould the Arabs into an effective fighting force. Wrote The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Killed in a motorcycle accident in Dorset in 1935.


Name: MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Ramsay MacDonald 1866-1937 Prime Minister lived here 1916-1925
Street: 9 Howitt Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1963 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.549515 Longitude: -0.165109
Yaw: +85 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Considered a traitor by the Labour Party which he famously abandoned to continue as Prime Minister in the National Government formed in 1931.


Name: MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Science
Inscription: Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937 The Pioneer of wireless communications, lived here in 1896-1897
Street: 71 Hereford Road
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W2 5BB
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.516456 Longitude: -0.19433
Yaw: -80 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Although Marconi did not invent radio he was undoubtably the first to recognise its full commercial potential, transmitting the first wireless signals across the Atlantic from Cornwall to Newfoundland in 1901. Marconi won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909.


Name: MARX, Karl (1818-1883)
Notoriety: Founder Category: Politics
Inscription: Karl Marx 1818-83, lived here 1851-1856
Street: 28 Dean Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1D 3RA
Erected: 1967 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.513992 Longitude: -0.13276
Yaw: +85 Pitch: -40 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Wrote the Communist Manfesto in collaboration with his life-long friend and financial supporter Friedrich Engels. Spent the rest of his life working in the British Museum on research for what would become the three volumes of Das Kapital.


Name: MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879)
Notoriety: Physicist Category: Science
Inscription: James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Physicist Lived here
Street: 16 Palace Gardens Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1923 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.505776 Longitude: -0.192101
Yaw: +92 Pitch: -17 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Physicist.


Name: MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: A.A. Milne 1882-1956 Author lived here
Street: 13 Mallord Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW3 6DT
Erected: 1979 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.485997 Longitude: -0.174051
Yaw: +182 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Milne won a maths scholarship to Cambridge. Joined the staff of Punch in 1906. Well-known for his light-hearted West End plays. World-wide fame followed the publication of the children's verse When We Were Very Very Young, written for his son Christopher Robin. Published Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926 creating characters Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore and other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood.


Name: MITFORD, Nancy (1904-1973)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Nancy Mitford 1904-1973 Writer, worked here 1942-1945
Street: Heywood Hill's bookshop, 10 Curzon Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1999 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506907 Longitude: -0.146525
Yaw: -60 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Came to the public's attention with novels such as Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love.


Name: MONTEFIORE, Sir Moses (1784-1885)
Notoriety: Philanthropist Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Moses Montefiore 1784-1885 Philanthropist and Jewish Leader lived here for sixty years
Street: 99 Park Lane
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1984 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51013 Longitude: -0.157141
Yaw: 50 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Montefiore did much to assist fellow Jews in many lands and to improve the standing and reputation of Jews in Britain. A successful stockbroker, Montefiore overcame prejudice to become Sheriff of London and a baronet.


Name: MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law (1887-1976)
Notoriety: Field Marshal Category: Military
Inscription: Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1887-1976 was born here
Street: 52-54 Kennington Oval
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SE11 5SW
Erected: 1987 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.48275 Longitude: -0.11440
Yaw: -210 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, commanded a battalion in WWI and distinguished himself during the retreat from Dunkirk in WWII. Led the Eighth Army to victory at El Alamein. Commander of the Allied land forces in the Normandy invasion. Churchhill said of him "In defeat unbeatable, in victory unbearable".


Name: MOORE, Henry (1898-1986)
Notoriety: Sculptor Category: Arts
Inscription: Henry Moore 1898-1986 Sculptor lived and worked here 1929 - 1940
Street: 11a Parkhill Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW3 2YH
Erected: 2004 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.549 Longitude: -0.15865
Yaw: -86 Pitch: +10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Henry Moore was an internationally renowned English sculptor. After serving in WWI as a teenager he studied sculpture, first at Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art. His trademark was reclining figures punctured by holes and spaces. Once said "All art should have certain mystery and should make demands on the spectator".


Name: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Notoriety: Composer Category: Music
Inscription: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 composed his first symphony here in 1764
Street: 180 Ebury Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1W 8UP
Erected: 1939 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.491339 Longitude: -0.152457
Yaw: -22 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The Mozarts moved to Ebury Street for several weeks in the summer of 1764 after his father Leopold had fallen ill. Barred from playing instruments so as not to disturb his father, Mozart amused himself with composition, resulting in his first symphony.


Name: NAPOLEON, Bonaparte, III (1808-1873)
Notoriety: Emperor Category: Military
Inscription: Napoleon III. Lived here, 1848.
Street: 1c King Street, St James's
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1Y 6QG
Erected: 1875 by RSA Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506756 Longitude: -0.136584
Yaw: -33 Pitch: -26 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The last Emperor of France. London's earliest surviving blue plaque and bears the imperial eagle. Exiled from France after the battle of Waterloo. Fled to England in 1847 and left King Street in some haste: his landlord found the "Prince's bed unmade and his marble bath still full of water".


Name: NELSON, Lord Horatio (1) (1758-1805)
Notoriety: Vice Admiral Category: Military
Inscription: Nelson lived here in 1797. Born 1758 Fell at Trafalgar 1805.
Street: 147 New Bond Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1S 2TS
Erected: 1876 by RSA Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.511499 Longitude: -0.14365
Yaw: -162 Pitch: -30 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB, was the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. He once wrote "In case signals can be neither seen nor perfectly understood no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy". Number 147 was rebuilt in the nine-teenth century.


Name: NELSON, Lord Horatio (2) (1758-1805)
Notoriety: Vice Admiral Category: Military
Inscription: Horatio. Lord Nelson 1758 - 1805 lived here in 1798
Street: 103 New Bond Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1S 1ST
Erected: 1958 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51365 Longitude: -0.14586
Yaw: -83 Pitch: -20 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB, was the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. He fell for the considerable charms of Emma Hamilton, wife of the English ambassador Sir William Hamilton. Number 103 is the only one of Nelson's London residences to remain intact.


Name: NEWTON, Sir Isaac (1642-1727)
Notoriety: Physicist Category: Science
Inscription: Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727, lived here
Street: 87 Jermyn Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1Y 6JD
Erected: 1908 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508165 Longitude: -0.137549
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

One of the greatest scientists and mathematicians of all time. After observing an apple fall from a tree, Newton famously discovered that all material objects on earth and space are affected by the force of gravity. Published the three laws of motion in his Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687. President of the Royal Society from 1703-1727. Knighted in 1705.


Name: NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910)
Notoriety: Nurse Category: Medical
Inscription: in a house on this site Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 lived and died
Street: 10 South Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1955 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508179 Longitude: -0.152615
Yaw: -130 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Heroine of the Crimean War Nightingale played a major part in reducing deaths in the Army and in the establishment of nursing as a profession. Founded the Nightingale School of Nursing at St' Thomas Hospital in 1860.


Name: ORWELL, George (1903-1950)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: George Orwell 1903-1950 Novelist and Political Essayist lived here
Street: 50 Lawford Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW5 2LN
Erected: 1980 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.546356 Longitude: -0.136494
Yaw: -192 Pitch: -7 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Real name Eric Blair who took the pen name George Orwell. Works include Down and Out in Paris and London, Road to Wigan Pier, Homage to Catalonia and his two most famouus novels Animal Farm and 1984. Cyril Connolly, an old school friend once wrote that "He would not blow his nose without moralising on conditions in the handkerchief industry".


Name: PAGE, Sir Frederick Handley (1885-1962)
Notoriety: Aircraft Designer Category: Aviation
Inscription: Sir Frederick Handley Page 1885-1962 Aircraft designer and manufacturer, lived here in Flat 3
Street: 18 Grosvenor Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1999 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51199 Longitude: -0.152247
Yaw: -12 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

His company Handley Page Transport Ltd, founded in 1909, was the first in Britain to be registered to manufacture aeroplanes. One of the pioneers of the British Aeronautical Industry, Page was best Known for his WWI O/400 in 1918 and his 1939 WWII Halifax bomber. Page helped found the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and was knighted in 1942.


Name: PANKHURST, Dame Christabel (1880-1958)
Notoriety: Campainer Category: Politics
Inscription: Emmeline Pankhurst 1858-1928 Dame Christabel Pankhurst 1880-1958 Campaigners for Women's Suffrage, lived here
Street: 50 Clarendon Road
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W11 2HH
Erected: 2006 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51019 Longitude: -0.20927
Yaw: +80 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Leader of the Women's Social and Political Union, founded by her mother Emmeline Pankhurst in 1903, and led the militant suffragette campaign to bring about the political enfranchisement of women with her sisters:- Sylvia and Adela Pankhurst.


Name: PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858-1928)
Notoriety: Campainer Category: Politics
Inscription: Emmeline Pankhurst 1858-1928 Dame Christabel Pankhurst 1880-1958 Campaigners for Women's Suffrage, lived here
Street: 50 Clarendon Road
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W11 2HH
Erected: 2006 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51019 Longitude: -0.20927
Yaw: +80 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Founder of the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903 and led the militant suffragette campaign to bring about the political enfranchisement of women with her daughters:- Dame Christabel, Sylvia and Adela Pankhurst. Equal voting rights with men were granted in 1928, the year Emmeline died.


Name: PANKHURST, Sylvia (1882-1960)
Notoriety: Campainer Category: Politics
Inscription: Sylvia Pankhurst 1882-1960 Campaigner for Women's Right's lived here
Street: 120 Cheyne Walk
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2006 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.481154 Longitude: -0.176748
Yaw: -52 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Leader of the Women's Social and Political Union, founded by her mother Emmeline Pankhurst in 1903, and led the militant suffragette campaign to bring about the political enfranchisement of women with her sisters: Dame Christabel and Adela Pankhurst.


Name: PAOLI, Pasquale (1725-1807)
Notoriety: General Category: Military
Inscription: General Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807 Who fought tirelessly for freedom of Corsica lived in a building on this site 'Babbu di a Patria'
Street: 77 South Audley Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 2008 by Westminster Colour: green
Latitude: 51.507422 Longitude: -0.15086
Yaw: -43 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

General Pasquale Paoli, nicknamed The "Babbu di a Patria" (father of Corsica), was one of the greatest fighters for freedom of the 18th Century and a champion of democracy. Born in 1725 when Corsica was under Genovese rule, Paoli fought in the Corsican revolution against Genoa and was nominated Corsica's first 'General of the Nation', when he was just 19 years old. Admired by Napoleon and King George III alike for his values of liberty and democracy, Paoli even acted as a British agent in the years that followed the French Revolution, attracting English support in the struggle against the French. Paoli is considered one of the great men of European history, who designed and wrote the constitution for the first democratic republic of the modern age, developing a constitutional blueprint from which many modern European states would subsequently grow. The Plaque honouring his life takes pride of place on the façade of 77 South Audley Street, where the leader lived between 1778 and 1784 while in exile in London. After his death in 1807, Paoli was buried in the cemetery of St. Pancras. In September 1889, after work started on the railway station, Paoli's ashes were transferred to his birthplace in Merusaglia, Corsica. A cenotaph of Paoli by sculptor John Flaxman was placed in Westminster Abbey, where the Amicale Pasquale di Paoli lays a wreath every year on his birthday.


Name: PEEL, Sir Robert (1750-1830)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Robert Peel 1750-1830 Manufacturer and reformer and his son Sir Robert Peel 1788-1850 Prime Minister Founder of the Metropolitan Police, lived here
Street: 16 Upper Grosvenor Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1988 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.510219 Longitude: -0.155096
Yaw: +18 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 2
Summary:

Educated at Harrow and Oxford, Peel was twice Home Secretary and twice Prime Minister. His most famous act was the introduction of the Metropolitan Police force, known therafter and still today as the London "Bobbie" in his honour.


Name: PETTY, William (1737-1805)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: William Petty, Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdown, 1737-1805 Prime Minister, Supporter of American Independence lived here
Street: The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2003 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508292 Longitude: -0.144915
Yaw: -151 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

William Petty, Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdown, held the highest office in government for a brief but crucial period in Anglo-American relations from 1782-1783 and oversaw the signing of the so-called Treaty of Paris that ended the American War of Independence.


Name: PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703)
Notoriety: Diarist Category: Literature
Inscription: Samuel Pepys 1633-1703, Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty, lived here 1679-1688.
Street: 12 Buckingham Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: WC2N 6DF
Erected: 1947 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.508335 Longitude: -0.12331
Yaw: -127 Pitch: -30 Zoom: 3
Summary:

His famous Diary owes its popularity to its combination of domestic and the public. Pepys records two of the great events in London's history - the Fire and the Plague. Arguably the most influential economist since Adam Smith, who formed the nucleus of the famous Bloomsbury Group. The term "Keynesianism" was added to the language after his enormously influential 1936 book A General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.


Name: PITT, William 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: Here lived three Prime Ministers William Pitt Earl of Chatham 1708-1778 Edward Geoffrey Stanley Earl of Derby 1799-1869 William Ewart Gladstone 1809-1898
Street: Chatham House, 10 St James's Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1Y 4LE
Erected: 1910 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507508 Longitude: -0.136131
Yaw: -5 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Entered Parliament in 1735 and Prime Minister during the first years of the Seven Years War, when the country won control of large areas of India and America.


Name: PITT, William the Younger (1759-1806)
Notoriety: Prime Minister Category: Politics
Inscription: William Pitt the Younger 1759-1806, lived here 1803-1804.
Street: 120 Baker Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1U 6TU
Erected: 1949 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.52133 Longitude: -0.15718
Yaw: +70 Pitch: -14 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Entered Parliament in 1781. The youngest man to hold the office of Prime Minister at twenty-four during years of warfare against the revolutionary France and those of Napoleon. Introduced income tax in 1798 to fund the struggle against the French.


Name: PLATH, Sylvia (1932-1963)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Sylvia Plath 1932-1963 Poet lived here 1960-1961
Street: 3 Chalcot Square, Primrose Hill
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2000 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.540961 Longitude: -0.155702
Yaw: -160 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Poet.


Name: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1848)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: In this house the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848.
Street: 7 Gower Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: WC1E 6HA
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.520093 Longitude: -0.130046
Yaw: -163 Pitch: -2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The foundation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement in Gower Street is considered one of the most significant moments ever in British art. Founding members include three young painters John Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti who were dismissive of most post-Renaissance art, reserving their praise for the Italian painters of the quattrocento who had preceded Raphael.


Name: PRIESTLEY, J.B. (1894-1984)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: J.B. Priestley 1894-1984, novelist, playwright and essayist, lived here
Street: 3 The Grove
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: N6 6JU
Erected: 1994 by EH Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.57016 Longitude: -0.15155
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Best selling novelist who made a lot of money. Asked "What would you do if you got £100,000?" he replied "I've got £100,000". Asked again "What would you do if you got another £100,000?". Priestly replied "I've got another £100,000".


Name: Pasha, Mustapha Reşchid (1800-1858)
Notoriety: Reformer Category: Politics
Inscription: Mustapha Pasha Reschid 1800-1858, Turkish statesman and reformer, lived here as an ambassador in 1839.
Street: 1 Bryanston Square
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1H 2DH
Erected: 1972 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.516794 Longitude: -0.160206
Yaw: +95 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Turkish statesman and reformer, Ambassador to Britain and France. Became Minister of Foreign Affairs and eventually Grand Vizier.


Name: ROBINSON, James (1813-1862)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Medical
Inscription: James Robinson 1813-1862, Pioneer of Anaesthesia and Dentistry lived and worked here
Street: 14 Gower Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1991 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.520093 Longitude: -0.130046
Yaw: +25 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Surgeon dentist at the Royal Free Hospital. Pioneered the use of anaestehesia in dentistry in 1840. Founded the National Dental Hospital in 1862. In that same year, Robinson accidently stabbed himself in the thigh with a knife while pruning a tree in his garden and died due to loss of blood.


Name: SASSOON, Siegfried (1) (1886-1967)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Siegfried Sassoon 1886-1967 Writer lived here 1925-1932.
Street: 23 Campden Hill Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8 7JY
Erected: 1996 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.506839 Longitude: -0.201996
Yaw: -195 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Siegfried Sassoon CBE, MC was educated at Malborough and Cambridge, Sassoon served in Flanders throughout WWI. His poems were filled with compassion for his men and contempt for his generals. Awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery, which he threw away, he wrote to his colonel "I have seen and endured the suffereing of troops and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust".


Name: SASSOON, Siegfried (2) (1886-1967)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Siegfried Sassoon MC poet, novelist, biographer 1886-1967 lived and worked in a house on this site 1919-1925
Street: 54 Tufton Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1P 3RA
Erected: 2003 by Westminster Colour: green
Latitude: 51.496099 Longitude: -0.128361
Yaw: -100 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Siegfried Sassoon lived at 54 Tuton Street from 1919 –1925. In his poem, ‘Farewell to a Room’ he mentions its “tranquil-toned interior“ and its ”light while I stand outside in the night”. He installed his piano here and for six years his home was an important centre for creative people to visit him, such as Edmund Blundell, E M Forster, Robert Graves, T E Lawrence and Lady Ottoline Morell. Often Sassoon would walk through St James’s park to lunch or dinner at the Reform Club, which became part of his daily routine. Captain Sassoon of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, had won the military cross in 1916 for an act of “conspicuous gallantry”. However, at the time he risked a court martial and his career by protesting in 1917 against the war. He was sent to a hospital for nervous diseases where he met another war poet, Wilfred Owen, with whom he became great friends. In the late 1920s Sassoon again achieved widespread recognition with his book ‘Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man,’ an autobiographical novel which has been studied by school children for several generations afterwards.


Name: SCOTT, Robert Falcon (1868-1912)
Notoriety: Exporer Category: Exploration
Inscription: Robert Falcon Scott Antartic Explorer 1868-1912 Lved here
Street: 56 Oakley Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1935 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.483963 Longitude: -0.167625
Yaw: +75 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Antartic Explorer.


Name: SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon (1858-1947)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Commerce
Inscription: Harry Gordon Selfridge 1858-1947, Department store Magnate lived here 1921-1929
Street: The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2003 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508292 Longitude: -0.144915
Yaw: -165 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Creator of the pioneering Sefridges department store in Oxford Street, featuring 130 departments, which became the standard for retailing practice. Alleged to have came up with the adage that "The customer is always right". Selfridge lost his fortune in the 1930s during the Great Depression and died in 1947 in relative poverty in a small flat in Putney.


Name: SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922)
Notoriety: Explorer Category: Exploration
Inscription: Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) Antarctic explorer Lived here
Street: 12 Westwood Hill
Borough: Lewisham
City: London
Postcode: SE26 6QR
Erected: 1928 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.427773 Longitude: -0.058764
Yaw: +22 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Shackleton was one of the greatest of Antartic explorers. Famously his ship became trapped in the ice and Shackleton and five men made an epic 800-mile journey in the ship's life-boat to South Georgia, then crossed the island's 7,000-foot mountain range to raise the alarm. All his men were rescued.


Name: SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: George Bernard Shaw lived in this house from 1887-1898. 'From the coffers of his genius he enriched the world'
Street: 29 Fitzroy Square
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: W1T 6LQ
Erected: 1951 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.522444 Longitude: -0.140534
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

One of the most brilliant and witty London journalists who achieved world-wide fame with such works as Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Pygmalion and St Joan. Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Once wrote "I did not throw myself into the struggle of life, I threw my mother into it".


Name: SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792-1822 Poet, lived here in 1811
Street: 12 Hyde Park Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1979 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.514511 Longitude: -0.137002
Yaw: +53 Pitch: -21 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Percy Bysshe Shelley was expelled from Oxford after circulating his pamphlet The Neccessity of Atheism. Best works include:- Prometheus Unbound and Adonais. Shelley eloped with Mary Godwin, the author of Frankenstein.


Name: SHERATON, Thomas (1751-1806)
Notoriety: Designer Category: Furniture
Inscription: Thomas Sheraton 1751-1806 furniture designer, lived here
Street: 163 Wardour Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51461 Longitude: -0.134877
Yaw: -85 Pitch: -14 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Thomas Sheraton was the most original furniture designer in the generation that followed Chippendale.


Name: SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816)
Notoriety: Dramatist Category: Literature
Inscription: Richard Brinsley Sheridan Dramatist lived here B:1751 D:1816
Street: 14 Savile Row
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1S 3JN
Erected: 1881 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.51103 Longitude: -0.140526
Yaw: +34 Pitch: -15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Renowned for his wit and eloquence. His character Mrs Malaprop from his play Rivals added "malapropism" to the Language, due to her gift for mangling and misapplying words. Major shareholder in Drury Lane Theatre and watched it burn in 1809 with a glass of wine - "A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside".


Name: SMITH, W.H. (1825-1891)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: W.H. Smith 1825-1891 Bookseller and Statesman lived here
Street: 12 Hyde Park Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1966 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.513118 Longitude: -0.167831
Yaw: +87 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The Son in W.H. Smith & Son booksellers.


Name: SOPWITH, Sir Thomas (1888-1989)
Notoriety: Aircraft Designer Category: Aviation
Inscription: Sir Thomas Sopwith 1888-1989 Aviator and aircraft manufacturer, lived here 1934-1940
Street: 46 Green Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.512287 Longitude: -0.155944
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Sopwith was at the forefront of military aircraft development during WWI producing the Tabloid, Triplane, Pup and most famous of all the Camel. Sopwith went on to found the early years of Hawker Siddeley Group which produced the WWII Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest and later the revolutionary Harrier, capable of virtical take-off and landing.


Name: STILL, Sir George Frederic (1868-1941)
Notoriety: Paediatrician Category: Medical
Inscription: Sir George Frederic Still 1868-1941, Paediatrician, lived here
Street: 28 Queen Anne Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1993 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.517998 Longitude: -0.147424
Yaw: -7 Pitch: -14 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Sir George Frederic Still was the the first professor of Paediatrics in England and established child health as a distinct branch of medicine. His pioneering research into childhood arthritis - Still's disease is named in his honour. Helped found the British Paediatrics Association, now the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Heath.


Name: STOKER, Bram (1847-1912)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Bram Stoker, 1847-1912 Author of 'Dracula', lived here
Street: 18 St Leonard's Terrace
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.488606 Longitude: -0.161175
Yaw: -35 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known work Dracula.


Name: STUART, John McDouall (1815-1866)
Notoriety: Explorer Category: Exploration
Inscription: John McDouall Stuart 1815-1866 First Explorer to cross Australia lived and died here
Street: 128 Kensington Church Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1962 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.507342 Longitude: -0.201568
Yaw: +65 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

First explorer to cross Australia.


Name: TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809-1892 Poet, lived here in 1880 and 1881
Street: 9 Upper Belgrave Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: SW1X 8BD
Erected: 1994 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.497869 Longitude: -0.149993
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Became Poet Laureate for fourty years and an embodiment of Victorian values. Most notable works include In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. Given a seat in the House of Lords in 1883.


Name: THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1) (1811-1863)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist lived here. Born 1811, died 1863
Street: 2 Palace Green
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: W8 4QB
Erected: 1887 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.503934 Longitude: -0.189943
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

William Makepeace Thackeray was seen as Dickens's only rival as a major novelist of the time and was most famous for Vanity Fair. Thackeray completely rebuilt Number 2 at a cost of £8,000 and this handsome red-brick building now serves as the Israeli Embassy.


Name: THACKERAY, William Makepeace (2) (1811-1863)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: W. M. Thackeray, 1811-1863 Novelist Lived Here
Street: 16 Young Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1902 by LCC Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.501534 Longitude: -0.189373
Yaw: -125 Pitch: -10 Zoom: 3
Summary:

William Makepeace Thackeray was seen as Dickens's only rival as a major novelist of the time and was most famous for Vanity Fair. This yellow-brick detached building dates from around 1815 and cost Thackeray £65 a year to rent.


Name: THACKERAY, William Makepeace (3) (1811-1863)
Notoriety: Novelist Category: Literature
Inscription: William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) Novelist Lived Here 1854-1862
Street: 36 Onslow Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1912 by LCC Colour: bronze
Latitude: 51.491838 Longitude: -0.173709
Yaw: -183 Pitch: +15 Zoom: 3
Summary:

William Makepeace Thackeray was seen as Dickens's only rival as a major novelist of the time and was most famous for Vanity Fair. The bronze plaque's position was moved to worm's-eye level due to it weeping unsightly stains down the pristine stucco frontage in its original, more elevated, location.


Name: THOMAS, Dylan (1914-1953)
Notoriety: Poet Category: Literature
Inscription: Dylan Thomas 1914-1953 Poet lived here
Street: 54 Delancey Street
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode: NW1 7RY
Erected: 1983 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.53638 Longitude: -0.14449
Yaw: +32 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Poet with a reputation for flamboyant behavior and heavy drinking. Born in Swansea but held little fondness for Wales, once remarking "The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it". Most popular work Under Milk Wood, a radio play set in a small fishing town in South Wales called Llareggub, which is "bugger all" backwards.


Name: TREVES, Sir Frederick, 1st Baronet (1853-1923)
Notoriety: Surgeon Category: Medical
Inscription: Sir Frederick Treves 1853-1923 Surgeon lived here 1886-1907
Street: 6 Wimpole Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 2000 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51721 Longitude: -0.147835
Yaw: +144 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Treves enjoyed great celebrity as the foremost practitioner of anatomy and abdominal surgery in the country and is primarily remembered today for rescuing Joseph Merrick, who was being exhibited as "The Elephant Man". Treves brought Merrick to Number 6 when he asked to see inside a family home.


Name: TURING, Alan (1912-1954)
Notoriety: Pioneer Category: Science
Inscription: Alan Turing 1912-1954 Code-breaker and Pioneer of Computer Science was born here
Street: 2 Warrington Cresent
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1998 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.524407 Longitude: -0.184256
Yaw: -133 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Alan Turing formulated the concept of the Turing Machine which has become the foundation of the modern theory of computability. Turing worked at Bletchley Park in WWII and was instrumental in cracking the German Enigma codes.


Name: TURNER, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851 Painter designed and lived in this house
Street: Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Road
Borough: Richmond Upon Thames
City: London
Postcode: TW1 2LR
Erected: 1977 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.45366 Longitude: -0.31637
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Regarded as England's greatest painter. Works include Hannibal Crossing the Alps, The Field of Waterloo and most famously The Fighting Temeraire, Rain, Steam and Speed. Turner worked on the design of Sandycombe Lodge which is the only significant residence of his to survive unaltered.


Name: TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Samuel L Clemens 'Mark Twain' 1835-1910 American Writer lived here in 1896-7
Street: 23 Tedworth Square
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1960 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.487117 Longitude: -0.162706
Yaw: +136 Pitch: -5 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Best known works include Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Interestingly his pen name 'Mark Twain' means two fathoms deep and was taken from the cry often heard on the Mississippi by men measuring the dept of the river.


Name: TYBURN TREE (1196-1783)
Notoriety: Hanging Tree Category: Construction
Inscription: The Site Of Tyburn Tree
Street: Marble Arch
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W2
Erected: 1964 by LCC Colour: stone
Latitude: 51.513202 Longitude: -0.160367
Yaw: 1 Pitch: +25 Zoom: 3
Summary:

The Tyburn tree was a notorious and uniquely designed gallows, used for centuries in London as the primary location for executing criminals. This huge triangular construction, comprising of three nine foot horizontal wooden beams supported by three eighteen foot legs, was capable of hanging twenty-four prisoners at once (eight per beam). Although, records only show this being used at full capacity once, in 1649. Hangings were a big public festival. Crowds gathered along the route from Newgate Prison to Tyburn, often attracting 100,000 revelers. Standing on a wagon with a rope around each of their necks, the condemned waited for the horse to be whipped so that it ran forward resulting in a slow death by asphyxiation. The hangman was entitled to the clothes of the dead, which was why some prisoners would wear their worst rags - so as not to benefit the hangman too much. Some prisoners took the opposite stance and wore their finest clothes in the hope that the hangman would make it as easy as possible for them (by pulling on their legs and beating on their chests so that they died more quickly). The hangman would then settle himself in a pub in Fleet Street and sell the rope for 6d an inch.

The first recorded execution in 1196 of William Fitz Osbern, the populist leader of the poor of London, was carried out from tree branches on the bank of the Tyburn River. The Triple Tree (the name given to the gallows) was built in 1571. The last recorded execution was in 1783. Estimates of the number of people who died here vary between 40,000 and 60,000.


Name: VANE, Sir Harry (1612-1662)
Notoriety: Statesman Category: Politics
Inscription: Sir Harry Vane 1612-1662, statesman, lived here. Born 1612, beheaded 1662.
Street: Vane House, Rosslyn Hill
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1898 by RSA Colour: brown
Latitude: 51.554346 Longitude: -0.171619
Yaw: 1 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

An early convert to republicanism, Vane helped Cromwell in Parliament during the Civil War apposing King Charles I. Arrested and sent to the Tower after the Restoration by Charles II, who remarked "He is too dangerous a man to let live, if we can honestly put him out of the way", Vane was eventually beheaded in 1662. Only the gatepost on which the plaque is set survives.


Name: VAN GOGH, Vincent (1853-1890)
Notoriety: Painter Category: Arts
Inscription: Vincent Van Gogh 1853 - 1890 Painter lived here 1873 - 1874.
Street: 87 Hackford Road
Borough: Lambeth
City: London
Postcode: SW9 0RE
Erected: 1973 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.47455 Longitude: -0.115351
Yaw: +102 Pitch: +2 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Painter with a famously tormented life that took him through self-mutilation and eventual suicide. Works include The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers and Cornfield with Flight of Birds. Lived here for a year as a young man in 1873 while working for the international art dealer Groupil and Co.


Name: WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: Evelyn Waugh 1903-1966, Writer, lived here
Street: 145 North End Road
Borough: Barnet
City: London
Postcode: NW11 7HT
Erected: 1993 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.569654 Longitude: -0.186331
Yaw: +90 Pitch: -3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known works include Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Vile Bodies and the Sword of Honour trilogy. Waugh decided that warfare was "like German opera, too long and too loud".


Name: WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: H.G. Wells 1866 - 1946 Writer lived and died here
Street: 13 Hanover Terrace
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: NW1 4RJ
Erected: 1966 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.52801 Longitude: -0.16300
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Most famous works include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and Kipps.


Name: WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)
Notoriety: Dramatist Category: Literature
Inscription: Oscar Wilde 1854-1900, wit and dramatist lived here
Street: 34 Tite Street
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
City: London
Postcode: SW3 4JA
Erected: 1954 by LCC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.48579 Longitude: -0.16089
Yaw: -130 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Best known for comedies including Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of being Earnest. Famously prosecuted and imprisoned for Homosexuality in 1895. Died in exile in Paris where he said "This wall-paper will be the death of me - one of us will have to go".


Name: WINANT, John Gilbert (1889-1947)
Notoriety: Ambassador Category: Politics
Inscription: John Gilbert Winant 1889-1947 United States Ambassador 1941-1946 lived here
Street: 7 Aldford Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1982 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.508703 Longitude: -0.15309
Yaw: +25 Pitch: +3 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Winant was appointed United States Ambassador to the Court of St James by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the difficult war years and served on the commission which defined the Allied Forces' zones of occupation of post-war Germany. Prone to bouts of depression, Winant committed suicide a year after retiring in 1946.


Name: WODEHOUSE, P.G (1881-1975)
Notoriety: Writer Category: Literature
Inscription: P.G Wodehouse 1881-1975 Writer, lived here
Street: 17 Dunraven Street
Borough: Westminster
City: London
Postcode: W1K 7EG
Erected: 1988 by EH Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.51251 Longitude: -0.15723
Yaw: 0 Pitch: 0 Zoom: 0
Summary:

Best known for creating comic characters Bertie Wooster and his able valet Jeeves. Captured by the Germans and famously made some injudicious broadcasts from Berlin resulting in him being denounced as a traitor and permanently exiled from Britain. Forgiven for his wartime foolishness, Wodehouse received a knighthood in 1975.


Name: WOOD, Sir Henry Joseph (1869-1944)
Notoriety: Musician Category: Music
Inscription: Sir Henry Wood 1869 - 1944 Musician, lived here
Street: 4 Elsworthy Road
Borough: Camden
City: London
Postcode:
Erected: 1969 by GLC Colour: blue
Latitude: 51.541871 Longitude: -0.163056
Yaw: -20 Pitch: -1 Zoom: 3
Summary:

Famed for his work as a conductor and for introducing the season of concerts known as the Proms.

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