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Unveiling the Lee Miller and Sir Roland Penrose Blue Plaque Unveiling the Lee Miller and Sir Roland Penrose Blue Plaque.Blue plaques, erected in London since 1867, are among the most familiar features of the capital’s streetscape. They adorn the façades of buildings in areas as different as Primrose Hill, Soho and Wimbledon; some of these buildings are grand, others look very ordinary, but all are connected by the fact that a remarkable person lived or worked there at some point in history.
 
Blue plaques celebrate great figures of the past and the buildings that they inhabited. They open a window into another time by showing us where the great and the good have penned their masterpieces, developed new technologies, lived or died. Actors, authors, politicians, painters, scientists, sportsmen, campaigners and reformers – people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds – have all been commemorated in this way.
 
The London blue plaques scheme has been run by English Heritage since 1986, and continues to grow at a rate of around 10-15 plaques each year. In their full range, totalling over 800, the capital’s plaques build up a fascinating picture of the varied activities of different ages and the achievements of London’s myriad residents.
 
A pilot extension of the blue plaques scheme on a national basis took place in 1998-2005; in these years, plaques were erected in Liverpool & Merseyside, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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CALDECOTT, Randolph (1846-1886),
Artist and Book Illustrator, lived here.
46 Great Russell Street, WC2
Camden 1977

CAMPBELL, Colen (1676-1729),
Architect and Author of 'Vitruvius Britannicus', lived and died here.
76 Brook Street, W1
Westminster 1977

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN, Sir Henry (1836-1908),
Prime Minister, lived here.
6 Grosvenor Place, SW1
Westminster 1959

CANAL, Antonio (CANALETTO) (1697-1768)
Antonio, Canal, called, Canaletto, (1697-1768)
Venetian Painter, Lived, here
 41 Beak Street, W1
Westminster 1925

CANNING, George (1770-1827),
Statesman, lived here.
50 Berkeley Square, W1
Westminster 1979

CARLILE, Prebendary Wilson (1847-1942),
Founder of the Church Army, lived here.
34 Sheffield Terrace, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1972

CARLYLE, Thomas (1795-1881),
Essayist and Historian, lived here.
33 Ampton Street, WC1
Camden 1907

CARTE, Richard D'Oyly
See ADELPHI TERRACE

CARTER, Howard (1874-1939),
Egyptologist and Discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun, lived here.
19 Collingham Gardens, SW5
Kensington and Chelsea 1999

CASLON, William.
The Foundry established by William Caslon, Typefounder (1692-1766) stood on this site 1737-1909.
21-23 Chiswell Street, EC1
Islington 1958

CASTLEREAGH, Viscount (1769-1822),
Statesman, lived and died here.
Loring Hall, Water Lane, North Cray
Bexley 1989

CATO STREET CONSPIRACY
Discovered here, 23 February 1820.
1a Cato Street, W1
Westminster 1977

CAVELL, Edith (1865-1915),
Pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium and Heroine of the Great War, trained and worked here 1896-1901.
London Hospital, Whitechapel, E1
Tower Hamlets 1988

CAVENDISH, Honble Henry,
Natural Philosopher, lived here, born 1731 died 1810.
 11 Bedford Square, WC1
Camden c.1903
Note: Erected privately by the Duke of Bedford c.1903, adopted by the GLC in 1983.

CAYLEY, Sir George (1773-1857),
Scientist and Pioneer of Aviation, lived here.
20 Hertford Street, W1
Westminster 1962

CECIL, Robert Gascoyne
See SALISBURY, 3rd Marquess of

CECIL, Viscount, of Chelwood (1864-1958),
Creator of the League of Nations, lived here.
16 South Eaton Place, SW1
Westminster 1976

CETSHWAYO (c1832-1884),
King of the Zulus, stayed here, in 1882
18 Melbury Road, W14
Kensington & Chelsea 2006

CHADWICK, Sir Edwin (1801-1890),
Public Health Reformer, lived here
5 Montague Road, Richmond
Richmond Upon Thames 1992

CHAIN, Sir Ernst (1906-1979)
Biochemist and Developer of Penicillin, lived here
9 North View, Wimbledon Common, SW19
Merton 2003

CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
Statesman, lived here.
188 Camberwell Grove, SE5
Southwark 1920

CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
Statesman, lived here.
25 Highbury Place, N5
Islington 1915

CHAMBERLAIN, Neville (1869-1940),
Prime Minister, lived here 1923-1935.
37 Eaton Square, SW1
Westminster 1962

CHAMBERS, Dorothea Lambert (1878-1960)
Lawn Tennis Champion, lived here 1887-1907
7 North Common Road, W5
Ealing 2005

CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE
See LEYBOURNE, George

CHAPMAN, Herbert (1878-1934)
Football Manager, lived and died here
6 Haslemere Avenue, Hendon, NW4
Barnet 2005

CHARLES X (1757-1836),
last Bourbon King of France lived here 1805-1814.
72 South Audley Street, W1
Westminster 2000

CHARLES EDWARD STUART, Prince
See ESSEX STREET

CHATHAM, Earl of
See PITT, W

CHELSEA CHINA
was manufactured in a house at the north end of Lawrence Street 1745-1784. Tobias SMOLLETT (1721-1771), Novelist, also lived in part of the house from 1750 to 1762.
16 Lawrence Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1950

CHESTERFIELD, Philip 4th Earl of (1694-1774),
Statesman and Author, lived in this house.
Ranger’s House, Chesterfield Walk, SE10
Greenwich 1937
Note: Open to the public.

CHESTERTON, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936),
Poet, Novelist and Critic, lived here.
11 Warwick Gardens, W14
Kensington and Chelsea 1952

CHEVALIER, Albert (1861-1923),
Music Hall Comedian, was born here.
17 St Ann's Villas, W11
Kensington and Chelsea 1965

CHIPPENDALE, Thomas
the workshop of Thomas Chippendale and his son, Cabinet Makers, stood near this site 1753-1813.
61 St Martin's Lane, WC2
Westminster 1952

CHISHOLM, Caroline (1808-1877),
Philanthropist, 'The Emigrants' Friends', lived here.
32 Charlton Place, N1
Islington 1983

CHOPIN, Frederic
From this house in 1848 Frederic CHOPIN (1810-1849) went to the Guildhall to give his last public performance.
4 St James's Place, SW1
Westminster 1981

CHRISTIE, Dame Agatha (1890-1976)
Detective novelist and playwright, lived here 1934-1941
58 Sheffield Terrace, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 2001

CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895),
Statesman, lived here 1883-1892.
2 Connaught Place, W2
Westminster 1962

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, KG (1874-1965),
Prime Minister, lived and died here.
28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington Gore, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1985

CLAPHAM SECT
See WILBERFORCE, William

CLARKSON, Willy (1861-1934),
Theatrical Wigmaker, lived and died here.
41-43 Wardour Street, W1
Westminster 1966

CLAYTON, Reverend P.T.B. 'Tubby' (1885-1972),
Founder of Toc H, lived here.
43 Trinity Square, Tower Hill, EC3
Tower Hamlets 1995

CLEGHORN, Elizabeth
See GASKELL, Mrs.

CLEMENS, Samuel L.
See TWAIN, Mark

CLEMENTI, Muzio (1752-1832),
Composer, lived here.
128 Kensington Church Street, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1963

CLIVE of India, Lord (1725-1774),
Soldier and Administrator, lived here.
45 Berkeley Square, W1
Westminster 1953

COBDEN, Richard (1804-1865),
Died Here.
23 Suffolk Street, SW1
Westminster 1905

COBDEN-SANDERSON, Thomas James (1840-1922),
Founded the Doves Bindery and Doves Press in this house, and later lived and died here.
15 Upper Mall, W6
Hammersmith and Fulham 1974

COBHAM, Sir Alan (1894-1973)
Aviator, was born here
78 Denman Road, SE15
Southwark 2003

COCHRANE, Thomas, Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860),
And later David, Earl BEATTY, OM (1871-1936), Admirals, lived here.
Hanover Lodge, Outer Circle, Regent's Park, NW1
Westminster 1974

COCKERELL, C.R. (Charles Robert) (1788-1863),
Architect and Antiquary, lived and died here.
13 Chester Terrace, NW1
Camden 1989

COLE, Sir Henry (1808-1882),
Campaigner and Educator, First Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, lived here.
33 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1991

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
Poet and Philosopher, lived here.
7 Addison Bridge Place, W14
Hammersmith and Fulham 1950

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
Poet and Philosopher, lived in a house on this site 1812-1813
 71 Berners Street, W1
Westminster 1905
Note: Plaque fixed 1905. Premises rebuilt and plaque refixed 1928. Plaque replaced by new one on same building in 1966.

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, Samuel (1875-1912),
Composer of the 'Song of Hiawatha', lived here.
30 Dagnall Park, South Norwood, SE25
Croydon 1975

COLLINS MUSIC HALL
Was here from 1862-1958.
10-11 Islington Green, N1
Islington 1968

COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889),
Novelist, lived here.
65 Gloucester Place, W1
Westminster 1951

COMPTON-BURNETT, Dame Ivy (1884-1969),
Novelist, lived here 1934-1969
5 Braemar Mansions, Cornwall Gardens, Kensington, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1994

CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930),
Creator of Sherlock Holmes, lived here 1891-1894.
12 Tennison Road, South Norwood, SE25
Croydon 1973

CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924),
Novelist, lived here.
17 Gillingham Street, SW1
Westminster 1984

CONS, Emma (1837-1912),
Philanthropist and Founder of the Old Vic, lived here.
136 Seymour Place, W1
Westminster 1978

CONSTABLE, John (1776-1837),
Painter, lived here.
40 Well Walk, NW3
Camden 1923

COOK, Captain James (1728-1779),
Circumnavigator and Explorer, lived in a house on this site.
88 Mile End Road, E1
Tower Hamlets 1970
Note: A memorial tablet of slate erected in 1970 on the site of Cook's house with an inscription commemorating the bicentenary of his landing at Botany Bay, New South Wales

COPEMAN, Sydney Monckton (1862-1947),
Immunologist and Developer of smallpox vaccine, lived here.
57 Redcliffe Gardens, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea 1996

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