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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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WAINWRIGHT, Lincoln Stanhope (1847-1929),
Vicar of St Peter's, London Docks, lived here 1884-1929.
Clergy House, Wapping Lane, E1
Tower Hamlets 1961

WAKLEY, Thomas (1795-1862),
Reformer and Founder of 'The Lancet', lived here.
35 Bedford Square, WC1
Camden 1962

WALEY, Arthur (1889-1966),
Poet, Translator and Orientalist, lived and died here.
50 Southwood Lane, Highgate Village, N6
Haringey 1995

WALKER, Sir Emery (1851-1933),
Typographer and Antiquary, lived here 1903-1933.
7 Hammersmith Terrace, W6
Hammersmith and Fulham 1959

WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913),
Naturalist, lived here.
44 St Peter's Road
Croydon 1979

WALLACE, Edgar (1875-1932),
Writer, lived here.
6 Tressillian Crescent, SE4
Lewisham 1960

WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745),
Prime Minister, and his son Horace WALPOLE (1717-1797),
Connoisseur and Man of Letters, lived here.
5 Arlington Street, SW1
Westminster 1976
Note: Replaces plaque erected by RSA in 1881 to Sir Robert Walpole alone.

WALTER, John (1739-1812),
Founder of 'The Times', lived here.
113 Clapham Common North Side, SW4
Wandsworth 1977

WARD, Arthur Henry
See ROHMER, Sax

WARLOCK, Peter (alias of Philip Arnold Hesseltine) (1894-1930),
Philip Arnold, Heseltine,
Peter Warlock, 1894-1930,
Composer, lived here
30 Tite Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1984

WATERHOUSE, Alfred (1830-1905),
Architect, lived here.
61 New Cavendish Street, W1
Westminster 1988

WATERHOUSE, John William (1849-1917)
Painter, lived here, 1900-1917
10 Hall Road, NW8
(Westminster 2002)

WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore
See SWINBURNE, A.C.

WAUGH, Benjamin (1839-1908),
Founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, lived here.
26 Croom's Hill, SE10
Greenwich 1984

WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966),
Writer, lived here.
145 North End Road, Golders Green, NW11
Barnet 1993

WEBB, Philip
See RED HOUSE

WEBB, Sidney (1859-1947),
and Beatrice WEBB (1858-1943), Social Scientists and Political Reformers, lived here.
10 Netherhall Gardens, NW3
Camden 1981

WEISZ, Victor, "Vicky" (1913-1966),
Cartoonist, lived in a flat in this building.
Welbeck Mansions, 35 Welbeck Street, W1
Westminster 1996
Note: Plaque on New Cavendish Street elevation

WEIZMANN, Chaim (1874-1952),
Scientist and Statesman. First President of the State of Israel, lived here.
67 Addison Road, W14
Kensington and Chelsea 1980

WELLCOME, Sir Henry (1853-1936),
Pharmacist, Founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation, lived here,
6 Gloucester Gate, NW1
Camden 1989

WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946),
Writer, lived and died here.
13 Hanover Terrace, NW1
Westminster 1966

WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
Divine and Hymn Writer, lived and died in a house on this site, and his sons Charles (1757-1834), and Samuel (1766-1837), Musicians, also lived here.
1 Wheatley Street, W1
Westminster 1953

WESLEY, John (1703-1791),
Evangelist, and Founder of Methodism, lived here.
47 City Road, EC1
Islington 1926

WESTMACOTT, Sir Richard (1775-1856),
Sculptor, lived and died here.
14 South Audley Street, W1
Westminster 1955

WHALL, Christopher Whitworth (1849-1924),
Stained Glass Artist, lived here.
19 Ravenscourt Road, W6
Hammersmith and Fulham 1983

WHEATSTONE, Sir Charles (1802-1875),
Scientist and Inventor, lived here.
19 Park Crescent, W1
Westminster 1981

WHEELER, Sir Mortimer (1890-1976),
Archaeologist, lived here.
27 Whitcomb Street, WC2
Westminster 1993

WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeil (1834-1903),
Painter and Etcher, lived here.
96 Cheyne Walk, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea 1925

WHITAKER, Joseph (1820-1895),
Publisher, Founder of Whitaker's Almanack, lived and died here.
White Lodge, 68 Silver Street, Enfield, EN1
Enfield 1998

WHITE, William Hale (Mark Rutherford) (1831-1913),
Novelist, lived here.
19 Park Hill, Carshalton
Sutton 1979

WILBERFORCE, William
and the Clapham Sect worshipped in this church. Their campaigning resulted in the abolition of slavery in the British Dominions 1833.
Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common, SW4
Lambeth 1984

WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833).
On the site behind this house stood until 1904 Broomwood House - formerly Broomfield - where William Wilberforce resided during the campaign against slavery which he successfully conducted in Parliament.
111 Broomwood Road, SW11
Wandsworth 1906

WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833),
Opponent of slavery, died here.
44 Cadogan Place, SW1
Kensington and Chelsea 1961

WILDE, Lady Jane Francesca "Speranza" (1821-1896)
Poet and Essayist lived here 1887-1896.
87 Oakley Street, Chelsea, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 2000

WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900),
Wit and Dramatist, lived here.
34 Tite Street, SW3
Kensington and Chelsea 1954

WILLAN, Dr Robert (1757-1812),
Dermatologist, lived here.
10 Bloomsbury Square, WC1
Camden 1949

WILLIS, 'Father' Henry (1821-1901),
Organ Builder, lived here.
9 Rochester Terrace, NW1
Camden 1986

WILLOUGHBY, Sir Hugh.
This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh WILLOUGHBY, Stephen BOROUGH , William BOROUGH , Sir Martin FROBISHER and other navigators who, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, set sail from this reach of the River Thames near Ratcliff Cross to explore the northern seas
King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, E1
Tower Hamlets 1922

WILSON, Edward Adrian (1872-1912),
Antarctic Explorer and Naturalist, lived here.
Battersea Vicarage, 42 Vicarage Crescent, SW11
Wandsworth 1935

WINANT, John Gilbert (1889-1947),
United States Ambassador 1941-1946, lived here.
7 Aldford Street, W1
Westminster 1982

WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833-1912),
Father of lawn tennis, lived here.
33 St George's Square, SW1
Westminster 1987

WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975),
Writer, lived here.
17 Dunraven Street, W1
Westminster 1988

WOLFE, General James (1727-1759),
Victor of Quebec, lived here.
Macartney House, Greenwich Park, SE10
Greenwich 1909

WOLSELEY, Garnet, 1st Viscount (1833-1913),
Field-Marshal, lived in this house.
Ranger’s House, Chesterfield Walk, Blackheath, SE10
Greenwich 1937
Note: Open to the public

WOOD, Edward, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881-1959),
Statesman, Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary, lived here.
86 Eaton Square, SW1
Westminster 1994

WOOD, Sir Henry (1869-1944),
Musician, lived here.
4 Elsworthy Road, NW3
Camden 1969

WOOLF, Leonard and Virginia
lived in this house 1915-1924 and founded the Hogarth Press in 1917.
Hogath House, 34 Paradise Road
Richmond Upon Thames 1976

WOOLF, Virginia
See STEPHEN, Virginia

WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723),
Architect, lived here.
The Old Court House, Hampton Court Green, East Molesey
Richmond Upon Thames 1996

WYATT, Thomas Henry (1807-1880),
Architect, lived and died here.
77 Great Russell Street, WC1
Camden 1980

WYATVILLE, Sir Jeffry (1766-1840),
Architect, lived and died here.
39 Brook Street, Mayfair, W1
Westminster 1984

WYCHERLEY, William
See BOW STREET

WYNDHAM, Sir Charles (1837-1919),
Actor-Manager, lived and died here.
20 York Terrace East, NW1
Westminster 1962

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