G - London Blue Plaques

GABOR, Dennis (1900-1979),
Physicist and, Inventor of Holography, lived here
79 Queen’s Gate, SW7
Kensington & Chelsea 2006

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GAGE, Thomas (1721-1787),
Commander of British Forces in North America, lived here.
41 Portland Place, W1
Westminster 1996

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GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas (1727-1788),
Artist, lived here.
80 - 82 Pall Mall, SW1
Westminster 1951
Note: Replaces plaque up in 1881 by RSA at No. 80.

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GAITSKELL, Hugh (1906-1963),
Statesman, lived here.
18 Frognal Gardens, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 1986

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GALSWORTHY, John
See also ADAM, Robert

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GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
Novelist and Playwright, lived here 1918-1933.
Grove Lodge, Admiral's Walk, NW3
Camden 1950

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GALTON, Sir Francis (1822-1911),
Explorer, Statistician, and Founder of Eugenics, lived here for fifty years.
42 Rutland Gate, SW7
Westminster 1959
Note: Put up privately and taken over by the LCC in 1959.

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GANDHI, Mahatma (1869-1948),
stayed here in 1931
Kingsley Hall, Powis Road, E3
Tower Hamlets 1954

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GANDHI, Mahatma (1869-1948),
lived here as a law student.
20 Baron's Court Road, W14
Hammersmith and Fulham 1986

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GANDY, Joseph Michael (1771-1843),
Architectural, Visionary, lived here, 1833-1838
58 Grove Park Terrace, London, W4
Hounslow 2006

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GARRETT ANDERSON, Elizabeth (1836-1917),
the first woman to qualify as a Doctor in Britain, lived here.
20 Upper Berkeley Street, W1
Westminster 1962

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GARRETT, Millicent
See FAWCETT

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GARRICK, David
See also ADELPHI TERRACE

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GARRICK, David (1717-1779),
Actor, lived here.
Garrick's Villa, Hampton Court Road,
Richmond-upon-Thames 1970

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GARTHWAITE, Anna Maria (1690-1763),
Designer of Spitalfields Silks, lived and worked here.
2 Princelet Street, Spitalfields, E1
Tower Hamlets 1998

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GARVEY, Marcus (1887-1940)
Pan-Africanist Leader, lived and died here
53 Talgarth Road, W14
Hammersmith and Fulham 2005

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GASKELL, Mrs (1810-1865),
Novelist, born here.
93 Cheyne Walk, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea 1913

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GERTLER, Mark (1891-1939),
Painter, lived here.
32 Elder Street, E1
Tower Hamlets 1975

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GIBBON, Edward (1737-1792),
Historian, lived in a house on this site 1773-1783.
7 Bentinck Street, W1
Westminster 1964

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GIBBONS, Grinling
See BOW STREET

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GIBSON, Guy (1918-1944) V.C.,
Pilot, Leader of the, Dambusters Raid, lived here
32 Aberdeen Place, St John’s Wood, NW8
Westminster 2006

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GILBERT, Sir W.S. (William Schwenck) (1836-1911),
Dramatist, lived here.
39 Harrington Gardens, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1929

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GILBERT, W.S.
See GOODALL, Frederick

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GILLIES, Sir Harold (1882-1960),
Pioneer Plastic Surgeon, lived here.
71 Frognal, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 1997

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GISSING, George (1857-1903),
Novelist, lived here 1882-1884.
33 Oakley Gardens, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1975

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GLADSTONE, W.E.
See also PITT, William, Earl of Chatham

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GLADSTONE, W.E. (William Ewart).
In a house on this site lived from 1854 to 1875 Sir Charles LEYELL (1797-1875, Geologist, and from 1876-1882 W.E. GLADSTONE (1809-1898), Statesman.
73 Harley Street, W1
Westminster 1908

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GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809-1898),
Statesman, lived here.
11 Carlton House Terrace, SW1
Westminster 1925

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GLAISHER, James (1809-1903),
Astronomer, Meteorologist and Pioneer of weather forecasting, lived here.
20 Dartmouth Hill, SE10
Lewisham 1974