List of English Heritage blue plaques in the City of Westminster

This is a complete list of the 326 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the City of Westminster in London.

List

Subject	Inscription	Location	Year installed	Photo	Open Plaques ref	Notes
1–3 Robert Street	"ROBERT ADAM THOMAS HOOD JOHN GALSWORTHY SIR JAMES BARRIE AND OTHER EMINENT ARTISTS AND WRITERS LIVED HERE"	1–3 Robert Street, Adelphi Charing Cross WC2N 6BN	1950 (1950)		509
8 Russell Street	"In this house occupied by THOMAS DAVIES Bookseller DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON first met JAMES BOSWELL in 1763"	8 Russell Street Covent Garden WC2B 5HZ	1984 (1984)		9172
14 Buckingham Street	"In a House formerly standing on this site lived SAMUEL PEPYS 1633–1703 Diarist & ROBERT HARLEY Earl of Oxford 1661–1724 Statesman And in this House lived WILLIAM ETTY 1787–1849 Painter & CLARKSON STANFIELD 1793–1867 Painter"	14 Buckingham Street Covent Garden WC2N 6DF	1908 (1908)		164
32 Soho Square	"SIR JOSEPH BANKS 1743–1820 PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY ROBERT BROWN 1773–1858 AND DAVID DON 1800–1841 BOTANISTS LIVED IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE THE LINNEAN SOCIETY MET HERE 1821–1857"	32 Soho Square Soho W1D 3AP	1938 (1938)		152
The Adelphi	"THE ADELPHI THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE OF ADELPHI TERRACE BUILT BY THE BROTHERS ADAM IN 1768–1774. AMONG THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TERRACE WERE TOPHAM AND LADY DIANA BEAUCLERK, DAVID GARRICK, RICHARD D'OYLY CARTE, THOMAS HARDY & GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AND THE SAVAGE CLUB ALSO HAD THEIR PREMISES HERE"	The Adelphi Terrace Charing Cross WC2N 6BJ	1952 (1952)		600
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema O.M. (1836–1912)	"Painter lived here 1886–1912"	44 Grove End Road St John's Wood NW8 9NE	1975 (1975)		569
Bert Ambrose (c.1896–1971)	"Dance Band Leader lived and played here 1927–1940"	May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street Mayfair W1J 8LT	2005 (2005)		597
Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979)	"Artist and Illustrator lived here 1920–1972"	130 Elgin Avenue Maida Vale W9 2NS	2007 (2007)		104
Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792)	"Industrialist and Inventor lived here"	8 Adam Street Charing Cross WC2N 6AA	1984 (1984)		241
Thomas Arne (1710–1778)	"Composer lived here"	31 King Street Covent Garden WC2E 8JD	1988 (1988)		233	The left and right sides of the circular plaque have been removed to fit into a narrow space.
Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)	"POET and CRITIC lived here"	2 Chester Square Belgravia SW1W 9HH	1954 (1954)		38
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852–1928)	"STATESMAN lived here"	20 Cavendish Square Marylebone W1G 0RN	1951 (1951)		601
Nancy Astor (1879–1964)	"First woman to sit in Parliament lived here"	4 St James's Square St James's SW1Y 6JU	()		200
Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923)	"Physicist lived here 1903–1923"	41 Norfolk Square Paddington W2 IRX	2007 (2007)		712
Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)	"Writer, Banker and Economist lived here"	12 Upper Belgrave Street Belgravia SW1X 8BA	1967 (1967)		215
John Logie Baird (1888–1946)	"IN 1926 IN THIS HOUSE JOHN LOGIE BAIRD 1888–1946 FIRST DEMONSTRATED TELEVISION"	22 Frith Street Soho W1D 4RP	()		444	Baird's home at 3 Crescent Wood Road in Sydenham in the London Borough of Southwark also has a blue plaque.
Bruce Bairnsfather (1888–1959)	"Cartoonist lived here"	1 Sterling Street, off Montpelier Square Knightsbridge SW7 1HN	1981 (1981)		584
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867–1947)	"PRIME MINISTER lived here"	93 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9AQ	1969 (1969)		40
Michael William Balfe (1808–1870)	"Musical Composer Lived here"	12 Seymour Street Marylebone W1H 7HT	1912 (1912)		11
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917)	"Colonial administrator lived and died here"	36 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8GZ	()		440
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)	"ELIZABETH BARRETT BARRETT POETESS, AFTERWARDS WIFE OF ROBERT BROWNING, LIVED HERE 1838–1846"	50 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8SQ	1899 (1899)		368	The London County Council re-erected the plaque in 1936.
Sir James Barrie (1860–1937)	"NOVELIST AND DRAMATIST lived here"	100 Bayswater Road Bayswater W2 3HJ	1961 (1961)		416
George Basevi (1794–1845)	"ARCHITECT lived here"	17 Savile Row Mayfair W1S 3PN	1949 (1949)		291
Gilbert Bayes (1872–1953)	Sculptor lived here 1931–1953	4 Greville Place St John's Wood NW6 5JN	2007 (2007)		10
Sir Joseph Bazalgette (1819–1891)	"Civil Engineer lived here"	17 Hamilton Terrace St John's Wood NW8 9RE	1974 (1974)		385
Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898)	"ARTIST lived here"	114 Cambridge Street Pimlico SW1V 4QF	1948 (1948)		456
Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857)	"Admiral and Hydrographer lived here"	52 Manchester Street Marylebone W1U 7LU	1959 (1959)		686
Diana Beck (1800–1956)	"Neurosurgeon lived and worked here 1948-1955"	53 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8YH	2024 (2024)		65973
Sir Thomas Beecham C. H. (1879–1961)	"Conductor and Impresario lived here"	31 Grove End Road St John's Wood NW8 9NG	1985 (1985)		443
David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973)	"First Prime-Minister of Israel lived here"	75 Warrington Crescent Maida Vale W9 1EH	1986 (1986)		12
Sir Julius Benedict (1804–1885)	"MUSICAL COMPOSER Lived and died here"	2 Manchester Square Marylebone W1U 3PA	1934 (1934)		561
Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875)	"Composer lived here"	38 Queensborough Terrace Bayswater W2 3SH	1996 (1996)		499
George Bentham (1800–1884)	"Botanist lived here 1864–1884"	25 Wilton Place Belgravia SW1X 8RL	1978 (1978)		67
Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)	"COMPOSER stayed here in 1851"	58 Queen Anne Street Marylebone W1M 9LA	1969 (1969)		542
Ernest Bevin (1881–1951)	"Trade Union Leader and Statesman lived here in flat No.8 1931–1939"	Stratford Mansions, 34 South Molton Street Mayfair W1Y 1HA	2001 (2001)		145
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922)	"Diplomat Poet and Traveller Founder of Crabbet Park Arabian Stud lived here"	15 Buckingham Gate St James's SW1E 6LB	1979 (1979)		346
George Frederick Bodley (1827–1907)	"Architect lived here 1862–1873"	109 Harley Street Marylebone W1T 6AN	2003 (2003)		696
Simón Bolívar (1783–1830)	"Liberator of Latin America lodged here in 1810"	4 Duke Street Marylebone W1U 3EL	2002 (2002)		3
Violet Bonham Carter (1887–1969)	"Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury Politician and writer lived here"	43 Gloucester Square Paddington W2 2TQ	1994 (1994)		451
James Boswell (1740–1795)	"BIOGRAPHER Lived and died in a house on this site"	122 Great Portland Street Fitzrovia W1W 6PW	1936 (1936)		370
Bow Street	"BOW STREET WAS FORMED ABOUT 1637. IT HAS BEEN THE RESIDENCE OF MANY NOTABLE MEN AMONG WHOM WERE HENRY FIELDING (NOVELIST). SIR JOHN FIELDING (MAGISTRATE). GRINLING GIBBONS (WOODCARVER). CHARLES MACKLIN (ACTOR). JOHN RADCLIFFE (PHYSICIAN). CHARLES SACKVILLE EARL OF DORSET (POET). WILLIAM WYCHERLEY (DRAMATIST)."	19–20 Bow Street Covent Garden WC2E 7AW	1929 (1929)		704
Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)	"Writer lived here 1935–1952"	1–7 Clarence Terrace Regent's Park NW1 4RD	2012 (2012)		10672
Al Bowlly (1899–1941)	"Singer lived here 1933–1934"	Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road Charing Cross WC2H 0DG	2013 (2013)		30419
Charles Bridgeman	"Landscape Gardener lived here 1723–1738"	54 Broadwick Street Soho W1F 7AH	1984 (1984)		586
Richard Bright (1789–1858)	"Physician lived here"	11 Savile Row Mayfair W1S 3PS	1979 (1979)		85
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke (1874–1963)	"last Rajah of Sarawak lived here"	13 Albion Street Paddington W2 2AS	1983 (1983)		359
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)	POET LIVED HERE	99 Gloucester Place Marylebone W1U 6JQ	1924 (1924)		45
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)	Poet lived in a house on this site 1838–1846	50 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8SQ	1936 (1936)		368	Street level supplementary stone inscription added by the LCC to the facade of 50 Wimpole Street when the brown RSA plaque of 1899 was re-erected in 1936
Beau Brummell (1778–1840)	"Leader of Fashion lived here"	4 Chesterfield Street Mayfair W1J 6JF	1984 (1984)		22
General John Burgoyne (1723–1792)	"lived and died here"	10 Hertford Street Mayfair W1J 7RL	1954 (1954)		678	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Edmund Burke (1729–1797)	AUTHOR AND STATESMAN LIVED HERE	37 Gerrard Street Leicester Square W1D 5QB	1876 (1876)		424
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924)	"WRITER lived here"	63 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1QP	1979 (1979)		242
Fanny Burney (1752–1840)	"MADAME D'ARBLAY (FANNY BURNEY) AUTHORESS. LIVED HERE. BORN 1752. DIED 1840."	11 Bolton Street Mayfair W1J 8BB	1885 (1885)		74
Colen Campbell (1676–1729)	"Architect and Author of Vitruvius Britannicus lived and died here"	76 Brook Street Mayfair W1K 5EF	1977 (1977)		343
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908)	"Prime Minister lived here"	6 Grosvenor Place Belgravia SW1X 7SH	1959 (1959)		481
Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697–1768)	"Antonio Canal called Canaletto (1697–1768) Venetian Painter Lived here"	41 Beak Street Soho W1F 9SB	1925 (1925)		378
George Canning (1770–1827)	"Statesman lived here"	50 Berkeley Square Mayfair W1J 5BA	1979 (1979)		477
Cato Street conspiracy	"discovered here 23 February 1820"	1a Cato Street Marylebone W1H 5HG	1977 (1977)		84
Sir George Cayley (1773–1857)	"SCIENTIST and PIONEER of AVIATION lived here"	20 Hertford Street Mayfair W1J 7RX	1962 (1962)		237
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864–1958)	"Creator of the League of Nations lived here"	16 South Eaton Place Belgravia SW1W 9JA	1976 (1976)		304	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Philip Noel-Baker.
Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940)	"Prime Minister lived here"	37 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9DH	1962 (1962)		413
King Charles X (1757–1836)	"last Bourbon King of France lived here 1805–1814"	72 South Audley Street Mayfair W1K 1JB	2000 (2000)		679
Thomas Chippendale (1718–1813)	"The workshop of THOMAS CHIPPENDALE and his son, cabinet makers, stood near this site 1753–1813"	61 St Martin's Lane Covent Garden WC2N 4JS	1952 (1952)		463
Frederic Chopin (1810–1849)	"From this house in 1848 FREDERIC CHOPIN 1810–1849 went to Guildhall to give his last public performance"	4 St James's Place St James's SW1A 1NP	1981 (1981)		297
Lord Randolph Churchill (1849–1895)	"STATESMAN lived here 1883–1892"	2 Connaught Place Marble Arch W2 2ET	1962 (1962)		269	In 1985 the plaque was resituated by the Greater London Council following alterations to the building.
Sir Kenneth Clark (1903–1983)	"Art historian and broadcaster"	30 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1LZ	2021 (2021)		55642
Willy Clarkson (1861–1934)	"THEATRICAL WIGMAKER lived and died here"	41–43 Wardour Street Soho W1D 6PY	1966 (1966)		154
Lord Robert Clive (1725–1744)	"SOLDIER AND ADMINISTRATOR lived here"	45 Berkeley Square Mayfair W1J 5AS	1953 (1953)		50
Eric Coates (1886–1957)	"Composer lived here in Flat 176 1930–1939"	Chiltern Court, Baker Street Marylebone NW1 5SG	2013 (2013)		33147
Richard Cobden (1804–1865)	"Died Here"	23 Suffolk Street Leicester Square SW1Y 4HG	1905 (1905)		122
Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald and David Beatty, Earl Beatty O. M. (1775–1860) and (1871–1936)	"Here lived THOMAS COCHRANE Earl of Dundonald 1775–1860 and later DAVID, EARL BEATTY, O.M. 1871–1936 Admirals"	Hanover Lodge, Outer Circle Regent's Park NW1 4RJ	1974 (1974)		594
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)	"POET AND PHILOSOPHER lived in a house on this site 1812–1813"	71 Berners Street Soho W1T 3NL	1966 (1966)		272	The present plaque replaces a brown London County Council plaque erected in 1905.
William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889)	"NOVELIST lived here"	65 Gloucester Place Marylebone W1U 8JL	1951 (1951)		107
Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)	"Novelist lived here"	17 Gillingham Street Victoria SW1V 1HN	1984 (1984)		209
Emma Cons (1837–1912)	"Philanthropist and founder of the Old Vic lived and worked here"	136 Seymour Place Marylebone W1H 1NT	1978 (1978)		158
Sir Michael Costa (1808–1883)	"Conductor and Orchestra Reformer lived here 1857–1883"	Wilton Court, 59 Eccleston Square Pimlico SW1V 1PH	2007 (2007)		9175
Tom Cribb (1781–1848)	"Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion lived here"	36 Panton Street Leicester Square SW1Y 4EA	2005 (2005)		6326
Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855)	"Master Builder lived here"	3 Lyall Street Belgravia SW1X 8DW	1959 (1959)		5028
Ottobah Cugoano (c.1757-c1791)	"Author and anti-slavery campaigner lived and worked in Schomburg House 1784–1791"	Schomberg House, 80–82 Pall Mall St James's SW1Y 5HF	2020 (2020)		54386
George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925)	"Statesman Viceroy of India lived and died here"	1 Carlton House Terrace St James's SW1Y 5AF	1976 (1976)		6258
Richard Dadd (1817–1866)	"Painter lived here"	15 Suffolk Street Leicester Square SW1Y 4HG	1977 (1977)		331	The plaque was originally incorrectly placed next door, at 15 Suffolk Street, in 1977. The address was found to be incorrect, and it was moved to its present location in 1980.
Emily Davies (1830–1921)	"Founder of Girton College, Cambridge lived here"	17 Cunningham Place Lisson Grove NW8 8JT	1978 (1978)		53
General Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970)	"President of the French National Committee set up the Headquarters of the Free French Forces here in 1940"	4 Carlton Gardens St James's SW1Y 5AA	1984 (1984)		550
Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859)	"wrote Confessions of an English Opium Eater in this house"	36 Tavistock Street Covent Garden WC2E 7PB	1981 (1981)		9	De Quincey's surname is spelt incorrectly by the plaque.
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804–1881)	"BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman 1804–1881 Died Here"	19 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J 7TB	1908 (1908)		453
John Dryden (1631–1700)	"POET. LIVED HERE"	43 Gerrard Street Soho W1D 5QG	1870 (1870)		526
Sir Stewart Duke-Elder (1898–1978)	"Ophthalmologist lived and worked here 1934–1976"	63 Harley Street Marylebone W1G 9PW	2002 (2002)		322
Essex Street	"ESSEX STREET was laid out in the grounds of Essex House by NICHOLAS BARBON in 1675 Among many famous lawyers who lived here were Sir ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN c.1606–1674 Lord Keeper HENRY FIELDING 1707–1754 Novelist and BRASS CROSBY 1725–1793 Lord Mayor of London JAMES SAVAGE 1779–1852 Architect had his office here. PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART stayed at a house in the street in 1750. Rev. THEOPHILUS LINDSEY 1723–1808 Unitarian Minister founded Essex Street Chapel here in 1774. Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON established an evening club at the Essex Head in 1783"	Essex Hall, Essex Street Strand WC2R 3HU	1962 (1962)		625	The stone plaque was re-erected in 1964.
Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)	"Actress lived here"	109 Ebury Street Belgravia SW1W 9QU	1997 (1997)		220
William Ewart (1798–1869)	"REFORMER lived here"	16 Eaton Place Belgravia SW1X 8LT	1963 (1963)		298	The plaque was originally located at 6 Cambridge Square and placed here in 1963 when that building was demolished.
Michael Faraday (1791–1867)	"MAN OF SCIENCE. APPRENTICE HERE."	48 Blandford Street Marylebone W1U 7HU	1876 (1876)		19
Ethel Gordon Fenwick (1857–1947)	"Nursing Reformer lived here 1887–1924"	20 Upper Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 6LZ	1999 (1999)		73
Ronald Firbank (1886–1926)	"Novelist lived here"	33 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J 7TR	2023 (2023)		73
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher (1841–1920)	"Admiral of the Fleet LORD FISHER 1841–1920 lived here as First Sea Lord 1904–1910"	16 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AA	1975 (1975)		130	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates William Smith.
Ian Fleming (1908–1964)	"Creator of James Bond lived here"	22 Ebury Street Belgravia SW1W 8LW	1996 (1996)		395
Sir Ambrose Fleming 1849–1945	"Scientist and Electrical Engineer lived here"	9 Clifton Gardens Maida Vale W9 1AL	1971 (1971)		506
Dame Margot Fonteyn 1919–1991	"Prima Ballerina Assoluta lived here in Flat 9"	118 Long Acre Covent Garden WC2E 9PA	2016 (2016)		41422
Charles James Fox 1749–1806	Statesman Lived Here	46 Clarges Street Mayfair W1J 7ER	1912 (1912)		402	The plaque was placed here in the 1940s after its original location, 9 Arlington Street, was demolished.
George Frampton 1860–1928	"Sculptor lived and worked here 1894–1908"	32 Queen's Grove St John's Wood NW8 6HJ	1977 (1977)		647
Sir Edward Frankland 1825–1899	"Chemical Scientist lived here 1870–1880"	14 Lancaster Gate Bayswater W2 3LH	2019 (2019)		51829
Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790	"LIVED HERE"	36 Craven Street Charing Cross WC2N 5NF	1914 (1914)		348
W. P. Frith 1819–1909	"Painter lived and died here"	114 Clifton Hill St John's Wood NW8 0JS	1973 (1973)		46
Henry Fuseli (1741–1825)	"Artist lived here 1788–1803"	37 Foley Street Fitzrovia W1W 7TN	1961 (1961)		308
Thomas Gage (1721–1787)	"Commander of British Forces in North America lived here"	41 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1BN	1996 (1996)		316
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)	"ARTIST lived here"	Schomberg House, 82 Pall Mall St James's SW1Y 5ES	1951 (1951)		2	This plaque replaces a Royal Society of Arts plaque from 1881.
Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911)	"EXPLORER STATISTICIAN FOUNDER OF EUGENICS LIVED HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS"	42 Rutland Gate Knightsbridge SW7 1PD	c.1931 (c.1931)		356	This plaque was privately erected, and became part of London County Council's blue plaque scheme in 1959.
Ava Gardner (1922–1990)	"Film Star lived and died here"	34 Ennismore Gardens Knightsbridge SW7 1AE	2016 (2016)		41595
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917)	"The first woman to qualify as a Doctor in Britain lived here"	20 Upper Berkeley Street Marylebone W1H 7PF	1962 (1962)		139
Edward Gibbon (1737–1792)	"HISTORIAN lived in a house on this site 1773–1783"	7 Bentinck Street Marylebone W1U 2EH	1964 (1964)		107	The plaque replaces a Royal Society of Arts plaque from 1896.
Guy Gibson (1918–1944)	"Pilot Leader of the Dambusters Raid lived here"	32 Aberdeen Place St John's Wood NW8 8JR	2006 (2006)		445
Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000)	"Actor and Director lived here 1945–1976"	16 Cowley Street Westminster SW1P 3LZ	2017 (2017)		42718
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898)	"Statesman Lived here"	11 Carlton House Terrace St James's SW1Y 5AJ	1925 (1925)		118
John Robert Godley (1814–1861)	"FOUNDER OF CANTERBURY NEW ZEALAND lived and died here"	48 Gloucester Place Marylebone W1U 8HG	1951 (1951)		9147
Sir Laurence Gomme (1853–1916)	"Clerk to the London County Council Folklorist and Historian lived here 1895–1909"	24 Dorset Square Marylebone NW1 6QG	2006 (2006)		2238
Henry Gray (1827–1861)	"ANATOMIST lived here"	8 Wilton Street Belgravia SW1X 7AF	1947 (1947)		4320
John Richard Green (1837–1883)	"HISTORIAN lived in a house on this site 1869–1876"	4 Beaumont Street Marylebone W1G 6AA	1964 (1964)		3104	Though originally placed in 1909, the plaque was re-erected in 1924 and 1964; after the houses demolition and damage to the plaque respectively.
Viscount Grey of Fallodon Sir Edward Grey (1862–1933)	"Foreign Secretary lived here"	3 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9BT	1981 (1981)		1291
George Grossmith (1847–1912)	"ACTOR and AUTHOR lived here"	28 Dorset Square Marylebone NW1 6QG	1963 (1963)		2246
George Grossmith, Jr. (1874–1935)	"ACTOR-MANAGER lived here"	3 Spanish Place Marylebone W1U 3HX	1963 (1963)		2128	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Frederick Marryat.
George Grote (1794–1871)	"Historian Died Here"	12 Savile Row Mayfair W1S 3PS	1905 (1905)		4270
Lord Haldane (1856–1928)	"STATESMAN LAWYER AND PHILOSOPHER LIVED HERE"	28 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AB	1954 (1954)		87
Henry Hallam (1777–1859)	"Historian Lived Here"	67 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8AP	1904 (1904)		388
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)	"Composer lived in this house from 1723 and died here"	25 Brook Street Mayfair W1K 4HB	2001 (2001)	More images	337	This is the third plaque on this house, after a Society of Arts plaque from 1870 and a London County Council plaque from 1952.
Tommy Handley (1892–1949)	"Radio Comedian lived here"	34 Craven Road Paddington W2 3QA	1980 (1980)		374
Francis Bret Harte (1836–1902)	"American Writer lived and died here"	74 Lancaster Gate Paddington W2 3NH	1977 (1977)		263
Sir Norman Hartnell (1901–1979)	"Court Dressmaker lived and worked here 1935–1979"	26 Bruton Street Mayfair W1J 6QL	2005 (2005)		694
Benjamin Haydon (1786–1846) and Charles Rossi (1762–1839)	"BENJAMIN HAYDON 1786–1846 Painter and CHARLES ROSSI 1762–1839 Sculptor lived here"	116 Lisson Grove Lisson Grove NW1 6UL	1959 (1959)		299
William Hazlitt (1778–1830)	"Essayist Died Here"	6 Frith Street Soho W1D 3JA	1905 (1905)		665	The plaque was originally coloured green, but has faded to blue. It was re-erected in 1909 after the front portion of the building was rebuilt.
Heinrich Heine (1799–1856)	"German Poet and Essayist (1799–1856) Lived Here 1827"	32 Craven Street Charing Cross, WC2N 5NP	1912 (1912)		101
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) John Skeaping (1901–1980)	"1901–1980 Sculptors lived and worked here in 1927"	24 St Ann's Terrace St John's Wood, WC2N 5NP	2020 (2020)		54309
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)	"Guitarist and Songwriter lived here 1968–1969"	23 Brook Street Mayfair W1K 4HA	1997 (1997)		595
Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)	"RUSSIAN POLITICAL THINKER lived here 1860–1863"	1 Orsett Terrace Bayswater W2 6AH	1970 (1970)		405
Octavia Hill (1838–1912)	"Housing Reformer Co-founder of The National Trust began her work here"	2 Garbutt Place Marylebone W1U 4DS	1991 (1991)		510
Sir Rowland Hill KCB (1795–1879)	"Postal Reformer Lived Here"	1 Orme Square Bayswater W2 4RS	1907 (1907)		80
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)	"Founder of the Polytechnic, Regent Street lived here 1885–1898"	5 Cavendish Square Marylebone W1G 0PG	1965 (1965)		310
Thomas Hood (1799–1845)	"Poet lived and died here"	28 Finchley Road St John's Wood NW8 6ES	2001 (2001)		468	The original plaque had become illegible by 1960 and was replaced by the present one.
Lord Hore-Belisha (1893–1957)	"Statesman lived here"	16 Stafford Place Victoria SW1E 6NE	1980 (1980)		293
Sir Victor Horsley (1857–1916)	"Pioneer of Neurosurgery and Social Reformer lived here"	129 Gower Street Fitzrovia WC1E 7HU	2016 (2016)		39817
David Edward Hughes (1830–1900)	"scientist and inventor of the microphone lived and worked here"	94 Great Portland Street, Marylebone W1W 7NU	1991 (1991)		549
William Hunter (1718–1783)	"THIS WAS THE HOME AND MUSEUM OF DR WILLIAM HUNTER ANATOMIST 1718–1783"	Lyric Theatre, Great Windmill Street Soho W1V 7HA	1952 (1952)		262
John Hunter (1728–1793)	"Surgeon Lived Here"	30 Golden Square Soho W1F 9LD	1907 (1907)		281	The plaque has been re-erected in 1931, and 2000 after successive buildings were rebuilt.
William Huskisson (1770–1830)	"STATESMAN lived here"	28 St James's Place St James's SW1A 1NR	1962 (1962)		234
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828–1913)	"Surgeon, Scientist, and Teacher lived here"	15 Cavendish Square Marylebone W1G 9DB	1981 (1981)		562
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)	"Biologist Lived Here"	38 Marlborough Place St John's Wood NW8 0PJ	1910 (1910)		560
Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905)	"ACTOR lived here 1872–1899"	15a Grafton Street Mayfair W1S 4ET	1950 (1950)		261
Washington Irving (1783–1859)	"American Writer lived here"	8 Argyll Street Soho W1F 7TF	1983 (1983)		425
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860–1935)	"Lawyer and Statesman lived and died here"	32 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J 7TS	1971 (1971)		663
Stella Lady Reading (1894–1971)	"Founder of the Women's Voluntary Services worked at its headquarters here 1938–1966"	41 Tothill Street Westminster SW1H 9LQ	2017 (2017)		43365
John Hughlings Jackson (1835–1911)	"PHYSICIAN lived here"	3 Manchester Square Marylebone W1U 3PB	1932 (1932)		201
Ernest Jones (1879–1958)	"Pioneer Psychoanalyst lived here"	19 York Terrace East Regent's Park NW1 4PT	1985 (1985)		2509
Andreas Kalvos (1792–1869)	"Greek Poet and Patriot lived here"	182 Sutherland Avenue Maida Vale W9 1HR	1998 (1998)		289
Sir Gerald Kelly (1879–1972)	"Portrait Painter lived here 1916–1972"	117 Gloucester Place Marylebone W1H 3PJ	1993 (1993)		436
Charles Eamer Kempe (1837–1907)	"Stained glass artist lived and worked here"	37 Nottingham Place Marylebone W1U 5LT	1994 (1994)		512
Jomo Kenyatta (c.1894–1978)	"First President of the Republic of Kenya lived here 1933–1937"	95 Cambridge Street Pimlico SW1V 4PY	2005 (2005)		379
Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815–1852)	"Pioneer of Computing lived here"	12 St James's Square St James's SW1Y 4RB	1992 (1992)		599
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)	"poet and story writer lived here 1889–1891"	43 Villiers Street Charing Cross WC2N 6NE	1957 (1957)		286	The plaque replaces a London County Council plaque from 1940.
Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G. (1850–1916)	"Lived here 1914–15"	2 Carlton Gardens St James's SW1Y 5AA	1924 (1924)		590
Melanie Klein (1882–1960)	"Psychoanalyst and Pioneer of Child Analysis lived here"	42 Clifton Hill St John's Wood NW8 0QG	1985 (1985)		155
Dame Laura Knight and Harold Knight (1877–1970) and (1874–1961)	"Painters lived here"	16 Langford Place St John's Wood NW8	1983 (1983)		567
Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980)	"Painter lived here"	Eyre Court, Finchley Road St John's Wood NW8 9TX	1986 (1986)		697
Sir Alexander Korda (1832–1906)	"Film Producer worked here 1932–1936"	21/22 Grosvenor Street Mayfair W1K 4QJ	2002 (2002)		248
Susan Lawrence (1871–1947)	"Social Reformer lived here"	44 Westbourne Terrace Paddington W2 3UH	1987 (1987)		404
T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935)	"Lawrence of Arabia" lived here	14 Barton Street Westminster SW1P 3NE	1966 (1966)		543
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967)	"Actress lived here"	54 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9BE	1996 (1996)		412
John Lennon (1940–1980)	"Musician and Songwriter lived here in 1968"	34 Montagu Square Marylebone W1H 2LJ	2010 (2010)		1994
John Linnell (1792–1882) Camille Silvy (1834–1910)	"The house and studio of John Linnell 1792–1882 Painter later occupied by Camille Silvy 1834–1910 Photographer"	38 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater W2 3TP	2019 (2019)		51912
Lord Lister (1827–1912)	"SURGEON LIVED HERE"	12 Park Crescent Regent's Park W1B 1PH	1915 (1915)		2501	The plaque was removed following serious damage to Park Crescent during the Second World War. The plaque was illicitly sold for scrap, but was located thanks to an article in The Lancet and re-erected in 1966 following the rebuilding of the crescent. As of 2019 the plaque is again missing.
Jane Loudon (1807–1858) and John Loudon (1783–1843)	"THEIR HORTICULTURAL WORK GAVE NEW BEAUTY TO LONDON SQUARES"	3 Porchester Terrace Bayswater W2 3TH	1953 (1953)		475
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913)	"Born here"	29 Eaton Place Belgravia SW1X 8BP	1935 (1935)		535
Lord Lugard (1858–1945)	"Colonial Administrator lived here 1912–1919"	51 Rutland Gate Knightsbridge SW7 1PL	1972 (1972)		151
Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875) and William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898)	"In a house on this site lived from 1854–1875 SIR CHARLES LYELL Geologist and from 1876–1882 W.E. GLADSTONE Statesman"	73 Harley Street Marylebone W1G 8QJ	1908 (1908)		294
Rose Macaulay (1881–1958)	"Writer lived and died here"	Hinde House, 11–14 Hinde Street Marylebone W1U 3BG	1996 (1996)		661
Douglas Macmillan (1884–1969)	"Founder of Macmillan Cancer Relief lived here"	15 Ranelagh Road Pimlico SW1V 3EX	1997 (1997)		102
Harry Mallin (1892–1969)	"Policeman and Olympic Boxing Champion in 1920 and 1924 lived and worked here"	105 Regency Street Pimlico SW1P 4EF	2018 (2018)		50073
Edmond Malone (1741–1812)	"SHAKESPEARIAN SCHOLAR lived here 1779–1812"	40 Langham Street Fitzrovia W1W 7AS	1962 (1962)		128
Charles Manby (1804–1884)	"CIVIL ENGINEER lived here"	60 Westbourne Terrace Paddington W2 3UJ	1961 (1961)		34
Cardinal Manning (1808–1892)	"Lived here"	22 Carlisle Place Victoria SW1P 1JA	1914 (1914)		150
Sir Patrick Manson (1844–1922)	"Father of Modern Tropical Medicine lived here"	50 Welbeck Street Marylebone W1G 9XW	1985 (1985)		197
Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937)	"THE PIONEER OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION lived here in 1896–1897"	71 Hereford Road Bayswater W2 5BB	1952 (1952)		7	The original plaque turned out to be defective and was replaced in 1954.
Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848)	"NOVELIST lived here"	3 Spanish Place Marylebone W1U 3HX	1953 (1953)		252	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates George Grossmith, Jr.
Karl Marx (1818–1883)	"lived here 1851–56"	28 Dean Street Soho W1D 3RY	1967 (1967)		1105
John Masefield O. M. (1878–1967)	"Poet Laureate lived here 1907–1912"	30 Maida Avenue Maida Vale W2 5BB	2002 (2002)		6502
William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)	"Novelist and playwright lived here 1911–1919"	6 Chesterfield Street Mayfair W1J 5JQ	1975 (1975)		1320
Frederick Denison Maurice (1805–1872)	"Christian Philosopher and Educationalist lived here 1862–1866"	2 Brunswick Place Marylebone NW1 4PN	1977 (1977)		2505
Sir Robert Mayer (1879–1985)	"Philanthropist and Patron of Music lived here in flat No.31"	2 Mansfield Street Marylebone W1G 9NF	1997 (1997)		2250
Herman Melville (1819–1891)	"Author of Moby Dick lived here in 1849"	25 Craven Street Charing Cross WC2N 5NT	2005 (2005)		1570
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)	"Composer stayed here"	4 Hobart Place Belgravia SW1W 0HU	2013 (2013)		12090
Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999)	"Violinist, conductor and teacher lived here"	65 Chester Square Westminster SW1W 9DU	2023 (2023)		58910
Prince Metternich (1773–1859)	"Austrian Statesman lived here in 1848"	44 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9BD	1970 (1970)		1127
Alice Meynell (1847–1922)	"POET and ESSAYIST lived here"	47 Palace Court Bayswater W2 4LS	1948 (1948)		9149
James Mill (1773–1836) and John Stuart Mill (1806–1873)	"Philosophers lived here 1814–1831"	40 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AP	()		39390
Millbank Prison (1816–1890)	"NEAR THIS SITE STOOD MILLBANK PRISON, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1816 AND CLOSED IN 1890. THIS BUTTRESS STOOD AT THE HEAD OF THE RIVER STEPS FROM WHICH, UNTIL 1867, PRISONERS SENTENCED TO TRANSPORTATION EMBARKED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO AUSTRALIA."	Millbank Pimlico SW1	1965 (1965)		9196
Alfred, Lord Milner (1854–1925)	"STATESMAN lived here"	14 Manchester Square Marylebone W1U 3PP	1967 (1967)		9150
Nancy Mitford (1904–1973)	"Writer worked here 1942–1945"	10 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J 5HH	1999 (1999)		1241
Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885)	"Philanthropist and Jewish Leader lived here for sixty years"	99 Park Lane Mayfair W1K 7TH	1984 (1984)		2781
George Moore (1852–1933)	"AUTHOR Lived and died here"	121 Ebury Street Belgravia SW1W 9QU	1937 (1937)		1128	The original plaque from 1936 gave an incorrect year of birth and was replaced by the present one.
Tom Moore (1779–1852)	"POET lived here"	85 George Street Marylebone W1U 8NH	1953 (1953)		9151	Blue plaque originally erected in 1953 at 28 Bury Street, St James's, demolished in 1962. Plaque re-erected at 85 (formerly 44) George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 8NH, City of Westminster in 1963.
Samuel Morse (1791–1872)	"American painter, and inventor of the Morse Code lived here 1812–1815"	141 Cleveland Street Fitzrovia W1T 6QC	1962 (1962)		1293
MOUNTBATTEN, Dame Edwina (1901–1960) & MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)	"Last Viceroy and Vicereine of India lived here"	2 Wilton Crescent Belgravia SW1X 8RN	2000 (2000)		4360
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)	"composed his first symphony here in 1764"	180 Ebury Street Belgravia SW1W 8UP	1939 (1939)		4316	Following damage in the Second World War the plaque was re-erected in 1951.
Jean Muir (1928–1995)	"Dressmaker and Fashion Designer worked here 1966-1995"	22 Bruton Street Mayfair W1J 6QE	55456 (55456)		2893
Hector Hugh Munro alias Saki (1870–1916)	"Short Story Writer lived here"	97 Mortimer Street Fitzrovia W1W 7SU	2003 (2003)		2893
Edward R. Murrow (1908–1965)	"American Broadcaster lived here in flat No.5 1938–1946"	Weymouth House, 84–94 Hallam Street Fitzrovia W1W 5HF	2006 (2006)		2121
Napoleon III (1808–1873)	"LIVED HERE 1848"	1c King Street St James's SW1Y 6QG	1867 (1867)		489	This was the second plaque placed by the scheme started by the Royal Society of the Arts and is the oldest survivor.
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (1910–1918)	"The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was based here 1910-1918"	22 Great Smith Street Westminster SW1P 3BT	2022 (2022)		57828
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805)	"NELSON LIVED HERE IN 1797. BORN 1758. FELL AT TRAFALGAR 1805"	147 New Bond Street Mayfair W1S 2TS	1876 (1876)		587
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805)	"lived here in 1798"	103 New Bond Street Mayfair W1S 1ST	1958 (1958)		519
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727)	"Lived here"	87 Jermyn Street St James's SW1Y 6JP	1908 (1908)		651	The plaque was re-erected in 1915 after the building was rebuilt.
Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West (1886–1968) and (1892–1962)	"Writers and Gardeners lived here"	182 Ebury Street Belgravia SW1W 8UP	1993 (1993)		648
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)	"in a house on this site FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 1820–1910 lived and died"	10 South Street Mayfair W1K 1DE	1955 (1955)		6	This plaque replaces a plaque erected by the Duke of Westminster in 1912 that was lost when the original house was demolished in 1929.
Philip Noel-Baker (1889–1982)	"Olympic Sportsman Campaigner for Peace and Disarmament lived here"	16 South Eaton Place Belgravia SW1W 9JA	1992 (1992)		557	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood.
Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823)	"SCULPTOR lived and died in a house on this site"	44 Mortimer Street Fitzrovia W1W 7RJ	1954 (1954)		268
Caroline Norton (1808–1877)	"Champion of women's legal rights lived here 1845–1877"	3 Chesterfield Street Mayfair W1J 5JF	2021 (2021)		55017
Ivor Novello (1893–1951)	"Composer and Actor Manager lived and died in a flat on the top floor of this building"	11 Aldwych Covent Garden WC2B 4DG	1973 (1973)		459
Ann Oldfield (1683–1730)	"Actress First occupant of this house 1725–1730"	60 Grosvenor Street Mayfair W1K 3HZ	1992 (1992)		593
Arthur Onslow (1691–1768)	"SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FROM 1728 TO 1761 LIVED IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE"	20 Soho Square Soho W1D 3QW	1927 (1927)		5	The present bronze plaque replaces a stone tablet from 1912, placed by the London County Council.
Sir Frederick Handley Page (1885–1962)	"Aircraft designer and manufacturer lived here in Flat 3"	18 Grosvenor Square Mayfair W1K 6LE	1999 (1999)		196
Francis Turner Palgrave (1824–1897)	"Compiler of the "Golden Treasury" lived here 1862–1875"	5 York Gate Regent's Park NW1 4QG	1976 (1976)		650
Lord Palmerston (1784–1865)	"Statesman lived here"	4 Carlton Gardens St James's SW1Y 5AB	1907 (1907)		706	The plaque was placed in 1907, and reattached in 1936 after the buildings 1933 demolition.
Lord Palmerston (1784–1865)	"PRIME MINISTER born here"	20 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AA	1927 (1927)		575
Lord Palmerston (1784–1865)	"IN THIS HOUSE FORMERLY A ROYAL RESIDENCE LIVED LORD PALMERSTON (1784–1865) Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary"	Cambridge House, 94 Piccadilly Mayfair, W1J 7BP	1961 (1961)		278
Sardar Vallabhbhai Javerbhai Patel (1875–1950)	"Indian Statesman lived here"	23 Aldridge Road Villas Ladbroke Grove W11 1BN	1991 (1991)		28	The plaque is a replica placed by English Heritage to replace the original Greater London Council plaque of 1986 that was damaged in building work.
George Peabody (1795–1869)	"Philanthropist died here"	80 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9AP	1976 (1976)		646
Sir Arthur Pearson (1866–1921)	"Founder of St Dunstan’s (Blind Veterans UK) lived and worked here"	21 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1PY	2019 (2019)		51838
John Loughborough Pearson and Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1817–1897) and (1869–1944)	"Here lived and died JOHN LOUGHBOROUGH PEARSON 1817–1897 and later SIR EDWIN LANDSEER LUTYENS 1869–1944 Architects"	13 Mansfield Street Marylebone W1G 9NZ	1962 (1962)		357
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet and Robert Peel (1750–1830) and (1788–1850)	"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"	16 Upper Grosvenor Street Mayfair W1K 7EH	1988 (1988)		434
Henry Pelham (c.1695–1754)	"Prime Minister lived here"	Wimbourne House 22 Arlington Street St James's SW1A 1RW	1995 (1995)		251	The plaque is on the rear of the house, facing into Green Park
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)	"DIARIST AND SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY lived here 1679–1688"	12 Buckingham Street Covent Garden WC2N 6DF	1947 (1947)		606
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737–1805)	"Prime Minister Supporter of American Independence lived here"	Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place Mayfair W1J 5JD	2003 (2003)		367	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates Harry Gordon Selfridge.
Sir Arthur Pinero (1855–1934)	"PLAYWRIGHT lived here 1909–1934"	115a Harley Street Marylebone W1G 6AP	1970 (1970)		175
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and William Gladstone (1809–1898), (1809–1898) and (1809–1898)	"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"	10 St James's Square St James's SW1Y 4LE	1910 (1910)		258
William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806)	"lived here 1803 to 1804"	120 Baker Street Marylebone W1U 6TU	1949 (1949)		465	The plaque dates from 1949, replacing a London County Council plaque from 1904.
Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900)	"Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers 1827–1900 Anthropologist and Archaeologist lived here"	4 Grosvenor Gardens Belgravia SW1W 0DH	1983 (1983)		149
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal	"THESE TWO HOUSES WERE THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY 1724–1747 THE MARQUESS OF POMBAL Portuguese Statesman Ambassador 1739–1744 lived here"	23–24 Golden Square Soho W1F 9JP	1980 (1980)		537
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (1905–1990) & (1902–1988)	"Film-Makers worked here in Flat 120"	Dorset House, Gloucester Place Marylebone NW1 5AG	2014 (2014)		30544
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847–1929)	"PRIME MINISTER and first Chairman of the London County Council was born here"	20 Charles Street Mayfair W1J 5DT	1962 (1962)		148
J. Arthur Rank (1888–1972)	"Industrialist and Film Producer worked here"	38 South Street Mayfair W1K 1DJ	2012 (2012)		32950
Eleanor Rathbone (1872–1946)	"Pioneer of Family Allowances lived here"	Tufton Court, Tufton Street Westminster SW1P 3QH	1986 (1986)		351
Sir William Reid Dick (1878–1961)	"Sculptor worked here in Studio 3 1910–1914"	Clifton Hill Studios, 95a Clifton Hill St John's Wood NW8 0JP	2001 (2001)		581
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889–1971)	"First Director-General of the BBC lived here 1924–1930"	6 Barton Street Westminster SW1P 3NG	1995 (1995)		277	This plaque replaces that of 1994 and is situated on the building's Cowley Street elevation.
Mustapha Reschid Pasha (1800–1858)	"Turkish Statesman and Reformer lived here as Ambassador in 1839"	1 Bryanston Square Marylebone W1H 8DH	1972 (1972)		170
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)	"PORTRAIT PAINTER lived and died in a house on this site"	Fanum House (site of 47), Leicester Square, WC2H 7FG	1960 (1960)		703	The plaque was placed in 1960 having originally been erected in 1947, that plaque replacing a Royal Society of Arts plaque from 1869, placed on a building now demolished.
George Richmond (1809–1896)	"Painter lived here 1843–1896"	20 York Street Marylebone W1U 6PU	1961 (1961)		553
Dame Lucie Rie (1902–1995)	"Potter lived and worked here from 1939 until her death"	18 Albion Mews Paddington W2 2BA	2008 (2008)		328
Dr J.S. Risien Russell (1863–1939)	"Neurologist lived and worked here from 1902"	44 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8SA	2021 (2021)		328
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832–1914)	"LIVED HERE"	47 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1JH	1922 (1922)		37
Dr. Joseph Rogers (1821–1889)	"Health Care Reformer lived here"	33 Dean Street Soho W1D 4PW	1996 (1996)		174
Charles Rolls (1877–1910)	"Pioneer of Motoring and Aviation worked here 1905–1910"	14/15 Conduit Street Mayfair W1S 2XJ	2010 (2010)		4866
Sir Ronald Ross (1857–1932)	"Nobel Laureate Discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria lived here"	18 Cavendish Square Marylebone W1G 0PJ	1985 (1985)		222
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)	"Poet & Painter Born Here"	110 Hallam Street Fitzrovia W1W 5HD	1906 (1906)		27	A plaque marks the buildings demolition in 1928 and the plaques re-erection.
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1828)	"ARTIST AND CARICATURIST lived in a house on this site"	16 John Adam Street Charing Cross WC2N 6HE	1950 (1950)		504
Major-General William Roy (1726–1790)	"Founder of the Ordnance Survey lived here"	10 Argyll Street Soho W1F 7TQ	1979 (1979)		173
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878)	"Twice Prime Minister Lived Here"	37 Chesham Place Belgravia SW1X 6HB	1911 (1911)		60
Anthony Salvin (1799–1881)	"Architect lived here"	11 Hanover Terrace Regent's Park NW1 4RJ	1990 (1990)		624
José de San Martín (1778–1850)	"ARGENTINE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN stayed here"	23 Park Road Marylebone NW1 6XN	1953 (1953)		681
Sir Charles Santley (1834–1922)	"SINGER Lived and died here"	13 Blenheim Road St John's Wood NW8 0LU	1935 (1935)		645
Olive Schreiner (1855–1920)	"Author lived here"	16 Portsea Place Paddington W2 2BL	1959 (1959)		534
Scotland Yard (1829–1890)	"SITE OF SCOTLAND YARD FIRST HEADQUARTERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE 1829–1890"	4 Whitehall Place, Whitehall Lane Westminster SW1A 2HH	1979 (1979)		172
Giles Gilbert Scott (1880–1960)	"Architect designed this house and lived here 1926–1960"	Chester House, Clarendon Place Paddington W2 2NP	1990 (1990)		240
Ronnie Scott (1927–1996)	"Jazz musician and raconteur ran his club in the basement 1959–1965"	39 Gerrard Street Soho W1D 5QD	2019 (2019)		23694
Mary Seacole (1805–1881)	"Jamaican Nurse HEROINE OF THE CRIMEAN WAR lived here"	14 Soho Square Soho W1D 3QG	2007 (2007)		604
George Seferis (1900–1971)	"Greek Ambassador Poet and Nobel laureate lived here 1957–1962"	51 Upper Brook Street Mayfair W1K 2BT	2000 (2000)		1
Sir Henry Segrave (1896–1930)	"World Speed Record Holder lived here in flat No.6 1917–1920"	St Andrew's Mansions, Dorset Street Marylebone W1U 4EQ	2009 (2009)		4756
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858–1974)	"Department Store Magnate lived here 1921–1929"	Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place Mayfair W1J 5JD	2003 (2003)		181	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
Mary Shelley (1797–1851)	"Author of Frankenstein lived here 1846–1851"	24 Chester Square Belgravia SW1W 9HS	2003 (2003)		431
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)	"Poet lived here in 1811"	15 Poland Street Soho W1F 8QE	2000 (2000)		580	The plaque was erected by English Heritage in 2000 to replace a Greater London Council plaque originally erected in 1979 that was lost during refurbishment work in 1996.
E. H. Shepard (1879–1976)	"Painter and Illustrator lived here"	10 Kent Terrace Regent's Park NW1 4RP	1993 (1993)		264
Thomas Sheraton (1751–1806)	"furniture designer lived here"	163 Wardour Street Soho W1F 8WL	1954 (1954)		391
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)	"DRAMATIST. LIVED HERE."	14 Savile Row Mayfair W1S 3JN	1881 (1881)		644
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)	"dramatist and statesman lived here 1795–1802"	10 Hertford Street Mayfair W1J 7RL	1955 (1955)		300	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates General John Burgoyne.
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872–1930)	"Lawyer and Statesman lived here"	32 Grosvenor Gardens Belgravia SW1W 0DH	1959 (1959)		26
William Henry Smith (1825–1891)	"BOOKSELLER and STATESMAN lived here"	12 Hyde Park Street Paddington W2 2JN	1961 (1961)		315	This plaque had first been sited at 3 Grosvenor Place, and was moved here in 1964 after that buildings redevelopment.
William Smith M.P. (1756–1835)	"Pioneer of religious liberty lived here"	16 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AA	1975 (1975)		610	A second blue plaque on the building commemorates John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher.
Mansfield Smith-Cumming (1859–1923)	"First Chief of the Secret Service lived and worked here 1911–1922"	2 Whitehall Court Westminster SW1A 2EJ	2014 (2014)		39301	Unveiled 30 March 2015
James Smithson (1764–1829)	"Scientist Founder of the Smithsonian Institution lived here"	9 Bentinck Street Marylebone W1U 2EJ	2008 (2008)		109
Lord FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)	"Commander during the Crimean War Lived Here"	5 Stanhope Gate Mayfair W1K 1LQ	1911 (1911)		162
Sir Thomas Sopwith (1888–1989)	"Aviator and aircraft manufacturer lived here 1934–1940"	46 Green Street Mayfair W1K 7FY	1998 (1998)		366
Sir Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947)	"Forensic Pathologist lived here 1912–1940"	31 Marlborough Hill St John's Wood NW8 0NG	2004 (2004)		667
Constance Spry (1886–1960)	"Designer in Flowers worked here 1934–1960"	64 South Audley Street Mayfair W1K 3JP	2012 (2012)		31295
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753–1816)	"REFORMER AND INVENTOR lived here"	20 Mansfield Street Marylebone W1G 6NP	1951 (1951)		525
Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948)	"First Chairman of London Transport lived here"	43 South Street Mayfair W1K 2XQ	1984 (1984)		360
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904)	"Explorer and Writer lived and died here"	2 Richmond Terrace Whitehall SW1A 2NJ	1987 (1987)		546	Though made by the Greater London Council, the plaque was erected by English Heritage.
George Stephenson (1803–1859)	"Engineer Died Here"	35 Gloucester Square Paddington W2 2DT	1905 (1905)		643	The plaque had originally been located next door, at 34 Gloucester Square, and was moved to its present location after the original building was demolished in 1937.
Sir George Frederic Still (1868–1941)	"Pædiatrician lived here"	28 Queen Anne Street Marylebone W1G 8HY	1993 (1993)		82
Thomas Stothard (1755–1834)	"Painter and Illustrator Lived Here"	28 Newman Street Fitzrovia W1T 1PR	1911 (1911)		88	The plaque was re-sited on the building when it was given a new facade in 1924.
William Strang (1859–1921)	"Painter and etcher lived here 1900–1921"	20 Hamilton Terrace St John's Wood NW8 9UG	1962 (1962)		52
George Edmund Street (1824–1881)	"Architect lived here"	14 Cavendish Place Marylebone W1G 9DJ	1980 (1980)		455
Marie Taglioni (1809–1884)	"Ballet Dancer lived here in 1875–1876"	14 Connaught Square Paddington W2 2HG	1960 (1960)		642
Prince Talleyrand (1754–1838)	"French Statesman and Diplomatist lived here"	21 Hanover Square Mayfair W1S 1JW	1978 (1978)		15
Richard Tauber (1891–1948)	"Lyric Tenor lived here in flat 297 1947–1948"	Park West, Edgware Road Paddington W2 1QN	1998 (1998)		98
Dame Marie Tempest (1864–1942)	"Actress lived here 1899–1902"	24 Park Crescent Regent's Park W1B 1AL	1972 (1972)		691
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1882)	"Poet lived here in 1880 and 1881"	9 Upper Belgrave Street Belgravia SW1X 8BD	1994 (1994)		97
Lord Kelvin (1824–1907)	"Physicist and Inventor lived here"	15 Eaton Place Belgravia SW1X 8BN	1996 (1996)		411
Lokamanya Tilak (1856–1920)	"Indian Patriot and Philosopher lived here 1918–1919"	10 Howley Place Paddington W2 1XA	1988 (1988)		314	A plaque bearing the name of the London County Council commemorating Giovanni Antonio Canal is at the same house. It was not authorized by the LCC.
Charles Townley (1737–1805)	"Antiquary and Collector lived here"	14 Queen Anne's Gate Westminster SW1H 9AA	1985 (1985)		76
Sir Frederick Treves (1853–1923)	"Surgeon lived here 1886–1907"	6 Wimpole Street Marylebone W1G 8AL	2000 (2000)		245
Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)	"Novelist lived here"	39 Montagu Square Marylebone W1H 2LL	1914 (1914)		573	This plaque was moved after its unveiling to its present prominent position.
Alan Turing (1912–1954)	"Code-breaker and Pioneer of Computer Science was born here"	2 Warrington Crescent Maida Vale W9 1ER	1998 (1998)		381	Unveiled on 23 June 1998 by Turing biographer and mathematician Andrew Hodges.
Marie Tussaud (1761–1850)	"Artist in Wax lived here 1838–1839"	24 Wellington Road St John's Wood NW8 9SP	2001 (2001)		408
Tyburn Tree	"THE SITE OF TYBURN TREE"	A traffic island at the junction of Edgware Road and Bayswater Road Marble Arch W2	1964 (1964)		1644	A triangular shaped London County Council plaque from 1909 originally marked the location of the tree.
United States Embassy and Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)	"UNITED STATES EMBASSY 1863–1866 HENRY BROOKS ADAMS 1838–1918 U.S. Historian lived here"	98 Portland Place Marylebone W1B 1ET	1978 (1978)		448
Martin van Buren (1782–1862)	"Eighth U.S. President lived here"	7 Stratford Place Marylebone W1C 1AY	1977 (1977)		544
Ralph Vaughan Williams O. M. (1872–1958)	"Composer lived here from 1953 until his death"	10 Hanover Terrace Regent's Park NW1 4RJ	1972 (1972)		618
Field Marshal Viscount Gort V.C. (1886–1946)	"Commander-in-Chief at Dunkirk lived here 1920–1926"	34 Belgrave Square Belgravia SW1X 8QB	2005 (2005)		4358
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902)	"Hindu philosopher lived here in 1896"	63 St George's Drive Pimlico SW1V 4DD	2004 (2004)		615
C.F.A. Voysey (1857–1941)	"Architect and Designer lived here"	6 Carlton Hill St John's Wood NW8 0JY	1995 (1995)		179
Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745) and Horace Walpole (1717–1797)	"SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1676–1745 Prime Minister and his son HORACE WALPOLE 1717–1797 Connoisseur and Man of Letters lived here"	5 Arlington Street St James's SW1A 1RA	1976 (1976)		204	The joint GLC plaque replaced the single Royal Society of Arts plaque from 1881 placed to honour Robert Walpole which had become badly weathered.
Sir William Walton (1902–1983)	"Composer lived here"	Lowndes Cottage, 8 Lowndes Place Belgravia SW1X 8DD	2009 (2009)		39651
Sir Fabian Ware (1869–1919)	"Founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission lived here 1911-1919"	14 Wyndham Place Marylebone W1H 2PZ	2014 (2014)		33148
Alfred Waterhouse (1830–1905)	"Architect lived here"	61 New Cavendish Street Marylebone W1G 7AR	1988 (1988)		160
John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)	"Painter lived here 1900–1917"	10 Hall Road St John's Wood NW8 9PD	2002 (2002)		221
Victor 'Vicky' Weisz (1913–1966)	"Cartoonist lived and died in a flat in this building"	Welbeck Mansions, 35 Welbeck Street Marylebone W1	1996 (1996)		659
H. G. Wells (1866–1946)	"WRITER lived and died here"	13 Hanover Terrace Regent's Park NW1 4JR	1966 (1966)		25
Charles Wesley (1707–1788), Charles Wesley (1757–1834), and Samuel Wesley (1766–1837)	"CHARLES WESLEY 1707–1788 DIVINE AND HYMN WRITER LIVED AND DIED IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE AND HIS SONS CHARLES 1757–1834 & SAMUEL 1766–1837 MUSICIANS ALSO LIVED HERE"	1 Wheatley Street Marylebone W1G 8PS	1953 (1953)		690
Sir Richard Westmacott (1775–1856)	"Sculptor lived and died here"	14 South Audley Street Mayfair W1K 1HN	1955 (1955)		656
Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875)	"Scientist and Inventor lived here"	19 Park Crescent Regent's Park W1B 1AL	1981 (1981)		591
Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976)	"Archæologist lived here"	27 Whitcomb Street Leicester Square WC2H 7EP	1993 (1993)		159
Kenneth Williams (1926–1988)	"Comic Actor lived here in Flat 62 1963–1970"	Farley Court, Allsop Place Marylebone NW1 5LG	2014 (2014)		30556
John Gilbert Winant (1889–1947)	"United States Ambassador 1941–1946 lived here"	7 Aldford Street Mayfair W1K 2AQ	1982 (1982)		687
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833–1912)	"Father of Lawn Tennis lived here"	33 St George's Square Pimlico SW1V 2HX	1987 (1987)		244	Though made by the Greater London Council, the plaque was erected by English Heritage.
The Women’s Freedom League	"campaigned for women’s equality from here 1908–1915"	1 Robert Street Adelphi WC2N 6RL	2023 (2023)		59353	This plaque marked the first occasion that the London scheme reached 1000 plaques.
P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975)	"Writer lived here"	17 Dunraven Street Mayfair W1K 7EG	1988 (1988)		603
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959)	"Statesman, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary lived here"	86 Eaton Square Belgravia SW1W 9AG 1994	()		202
Sir Jeffry Wyatville (1766–1840)	"Architect lived and died here"	39 Brook Street Mayfair W1K 4JE	1984 (1984)		349
Sir Charles Wyndham (1837–1919)	"Actor-Manager lived and died here"	20 York Terrace East Regent's Park NW1 4PT	1962 (1962)		447	The plaque was repositioned in 1985.
Thomas Young (1773–1829)	"MAN OF SCIENCE lived here"	48 Welbeck Street Marylebone W1G 8EZ	1951 (1951)		516	This plaque replaced a light green plaque, also placed by the London County Council, in 1905.

See also

• List of English Heritage blue plaques in Camden
• List of English Heritage blue plaques in Kensington and Chelsea

External links

Media related to Blue plaques in the City of Westminster at Wikimedia Commons