This list of blue plaques is an annotated list of people or events in the United Kingdom that have been commemorated by blue plaques. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings to commemorate either a famous person who lived or worked in the building (or site) or an event that occurred within the building.[1]
London/English Heritage plaques
A list of blue plaques erected by English Heritage or its three predecessors in administering the blue plaque programme: the Society of Arts (1866–1901), the London County Council (1901–1965), and the Greater London Council (1965–1986) is linked above.[1] The entries in the lists in are based on information from the English Heritage website. The erection of plaques was suspended from 1915 to 1919 and 1940 to 1947 due to the two world wars.[2] It was announced in 2013 that the scheme would be indefinitely suspended until 2014 due to a 34% cut in English Heritage's budget,[2] but it was able to continue thanks to private donations.[2][3]
Other similar plaques
Other plaques erected by local authorities, societies, companies, or private individuals that emulate the style and function of the plaques erected by English Heritage and its predecessors.
^ a b cBen Quinn (6 January 2013). "Blue plaques scheme suspended after 34% cut in government funding". The Guardian.
^"The History of Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^"Swansea - The Ace Sisters Blue Plaque". www.swansea.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
^"Richard Arkwright Junior : Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^BluePlaque.com: About This Plaque Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^BluePlaque.com: About This Plaque Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^"Baroness Baden-Powell : Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ a b c d e f"The second six: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^Wilson, Caroline (14 November 2015). "Tribute to fearless Mary Barbour, the rent strike heroine". Evening Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^BluePlaque.com: About This Plaque Archived 2006-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
^"London Borough of Bromley – Enid Blyton (1897–1968)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^BluePlaque.com: About This Plaque Archived 2006-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
^"London Borough of Bromley – Harold Bride (1890–1956)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006.
^"Frances Bush: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^"Jedidiah Buxton: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^"London Borough of Bromley – Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885–1948)". archive.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
^London Borough of Southwark Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
^"Music Hall and Variety Artistes Commemorative Plaques". arthurlloyd.co.uk.
^City Centre Blue Plaques Archived October 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ a bCook, John (2009). A Glimpse of our History: a short guided tour of Berkhamsted (PDF). Berkhamsted Town Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.
^"London Borough of Bromley – Thomas Crapper (1837–1910)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006.
^"London Borough of Bromley – Richmal Crompton (1890–1969)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^"London Borough of Bromley – Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31.
^ a b c d e f g hThe Birmingham Civic Society Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ a b"BLUE PLAQUES TRACE SELSEY HERITAGE Press Release Number:290". West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
^Birmingham: Blue Plaques Photograph Gallery: George Elkington Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^"Blue Plaque for Arthur English - Aldershot Civic Society website". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
^'Are You Being Served? actor Arthur English honoured with blue plaque' - BBC News Online - 15 July 2017
^"London Borough of Bromley – Sir Geraint Evans (1922–1992)". archive.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^"Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Scheme". oxonblueplaques.org.uk.
^"Nigel Gresley: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^"Swansea blue plaques - Pete Ham". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
^London Borough of Bromley | Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807–1889) Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
^"CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire have unveiled a blue heritage plaque to commemorate the life of our charity's founder, Ethel Haythornthwaite MBE". CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^Kessen, David (25 May 2022). "Blue plaque unveiled for Sheffield countryside pioneer Ethel Haythornthwaite as Star campaign a success". The Star. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^Fletcher, Alice (26 May 2022). "University of Sheffield hosts blue plaque for Peak District campaigner Ethel Haythornthwaite". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^Sherwood, Harriet (8 November 2020). "Blue plaque to honour Yorkshirewoman who was locked in asylum for calling vicar a liar". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^Gallagher, Paul. "RSC honours Oxford University team behind diabetic breakthrough". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^"Derek Jarman Blue Plaque unveiled in London today". Peter Tatchell Foundation. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
^"Blue plaque unveiled in memory of Swansea missionary Griffith John". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
^"London Borough of Bromley | Charles Keeping (1924–1988)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
^Birmingham: Blue Plaques Photograph Gallery Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^"George Herbert Lawrence: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^"London Remembers". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31.
^"Welcome to Carry On Line – home of the Carry On films". carryonline.com.
^Edward Lear at Open Plaques
^[1] at Open Plaques
^BluePlaque.com: About This Plaque Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^"Arthur Lowe: Leisure and Culture - Derbyshire County Council". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^"London Borough of Bromley | Sir John Lubbock, the First Lord Avebury (1834–1913)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
^"London Borough of Bromley | Ewan MacColl (1915–1989)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
^James Joseph MagennisVC – Submariner Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine