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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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SACKVILLE, Charles
See BOW STREET

SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita
See NICHOLSON, Harold

SALISBURY, Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of (1830-1903),
Prime Minister, lived here.
21 Fitzroy Square, W1
Camden 1965

SALMOND, Sir John Maitland (1881-1968)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force, RAF Commander, lived here 1928-1936
27 Chester Terrace, NW1
Camden 2002

SALVIN, Anthony (1799-1881),
Architect, lived here.
11 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, NW1
Westminster 1990

SAN MARTÍN, José de (The Liberator) (1778-1850),
Argentine Soldier, and Statesman, stayed here
23 Park Road, NW1
Westminster 1953

SANTLEY, Sir Charles (1834-1922),
Singer, lived and died here.
13 Blenheim Road, NW8
Westminster 1935

SARGENT, Sir Malcolm (1895-1967),
Conductor, lived and died in a flat in this building.
Albert Hall Mansions, Kensington Gore, SW7
Kensington and Chelsea 1992

SARTORIUS, John F. (c.1775-c.1830),
Sporting Painter, lived here 1807-1812.
155 Old Church Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1963

SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967),
Writer, lived here 1925-1932.
23 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1996

SAUNDERS, Sir Edwin (1814-1901),
Dentist to Queen Victoria, lived and died, here
Fairlawns, 89 Wimbledon Parkside, SW19
Wandsworth 1997
Note: Plaque on gate pier

SAVAGE, James
See ESSEX STREET

SAVARKAR, Vinayak Damodar (1883-1966),
Indian Patriot and Philosopher, lived here.
65 Cromwell Avenue, Highgate, N6
Haringey 1985

SAYERS, Dorothy L. (1893-1957),
Writer of Detective Stories, lived here 1921-1929.
24 Great James Street, WC1
Camden 2000

SAYERS, Tom (1826-1865)
Pugilist, died here
257 Camden High Street, NW1
Camden 2002

SCAWEN-BLUNT, Wilfrid (1840-1922),
Diplomat, Poet and Traveller, Founder of Crabbet Park Arabian stud, lived here.
15 Buckingham Gate, SW1
Westminster 1979

SCHMITZ, Ettore (1861-1928),
See SVEVO, Italo

SCHOPENHAUER, Arthur (1788-1860),
Philosopher lived and studied here in 1803
Eagle House, High Street, Wimbledon, SW19
Merton 2005

SCHREINER, Olive (1855-1920),
Author, lived here.
16 Portsea Place, W2
Westminster 1959

SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948),
Artist, lived here.
39 Westmoreland Road, Barnes, SW13
Richmond Upon Thames 1984

SCOTLAND YARD, Site of.
First Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police 1829-1890.
Ministry of Agriculture Building, Whitehall Place, SW1
Westminster 1979

SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878),
Architect, lived here.
Admiral's House, Admiral's Walk, Hampstead, NW3
Camden 1910

SCOTT, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880-1960),
Architect, designed this house and lived here 1926-1960.
Chester House, Clarendon Place, W2
Westminster 1990

SCOTT, John
See ELDON, Lord

SCOTT Captain Robert Falcon (1868-1912),
Antartic Explorer, lived here.
56 Oakley Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1935

SCOTT RUSSELL, J.
See 'GREAT EASTERN'

SEACOLE, Mary (1805-1881)
Jamaican Nurse, Heroine of the Crimean War, lived here
14 Soho Square, W1
Westminster 2007

SEFERIS, George (1900-1971),
Greek Ambassador, Poet and Nobel Laureate, lived here 1957-1962.
51 Upper Brook Street, W1
Westminster 2000

SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon (1858-1947)
Department Store Magnate lived here 1921-1929
The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, W1
Westminster 2003

SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922),
Antartic Explorer, lived here.
12 Westwood Hill, SE26
Lewisham 1928

SHANNON, Charles
See RICKETTS, Charles

SHARP, Cecil (1859-1924),
Collector of English folk songs and dances, lived here.
4 Maresfield Gardens, NW3
Camden 1985

SHAW, Sir Eyre Massey (1830-1908)
First Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, lived here 1878-1891.
Winchester House, 94 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1
Southwark 2000

SHAW, George Bernard
See ADELPHI TERRACE

SHAW, George Bernard,
lived in this house from 1887-1898. 'From the coffers of his genius he enriched the world'.
29 Fitzroy Square, W1
Camden 1951
Note: Bronze plaque erected by St Pancras Borough Council, taken over by the GLC in 1975.

SHAW, Richard Norman (1831-1912)
Architect, designed this house, in which he lived, worked and died
6 Ellerdale Road, Hampstead, NW3
Camden, 2006

See also GOODALL, Frederick

SHE, Lao (1899-1966)
Chinese writer, lived here 1925-1928
31 St James’s Gardens, Notting Hill, W11
Kensington and Chelsea 2003

SHELLEY, Mary (1797-1851) 
Author of Frankenstein lived here, 1846-1851
24 Chester Square, SW1
Westminster 2003

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822),
Poet, lived here, in 1811
15 Poland Street, W1
Westminster 1979/2000
Note: Replacement for GLC plaque erected in 1979 but lost during refurbishment work in 1996

SHEPARD, E H (1879-1976),
Painter and Illustrator, lived here.
10 Kent Terrace, Regent's Park, NW1
Westminster 1993

SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864),
Artist who portrayed London, lived here.
26 Batchelor Street, N1
Islington 1976

SHERATON, Thomas (1751-1806),
Furniture Designer, lived here.
163 Wardour Street, W1
Westminster 1954

SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816),
Dramatist and Statesman, lived here 1795-1802.
10 Hertford Street, W1
Westminster 1955
Note: For another plaque at this address see BURGOYNE.

SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley,
Dramatist. Lived here. B:1751, D:1816
14 Savile Row, W1
Westminster 1881

SHORT, Sir Frank (1857-1945),
Engraver and Painter, lived here.
56 Brook Green, W6
Hammersmith and Fulham 1951

SIBELIUS, Jean (1865-1957),
Composer, lived here in 1909.
15 Gloucester Walk, Kensington, W8
Kensington and Chelsea 1995

SICKERT, Walter (1860-1942),
Painter and Etcher, lived and worked here.
6 Mornington Crescent, NW1
Camden 1977

SIEBE, Augustus (1788-1872),
Pioneer of the Diving Helmet lived an worked here.
5 Denmark Street, WC2
Camden 2000

SILVER STUDIO, The,
Established here in 1880. Arthur SILVER (1853-1896), Rex SILVER (1879-1965), Harry SILVER (1881-1971), Designers, lived here.
84 Brook Green Road, W6
Hammersmith and Fulham 1981

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