Blue Plaques

By showing us the buildings where famous people have lived and worked, blue plaques celebrate the architecture of London’s streets and the diversity and achievements of its past residents. London’s blue plaques scheme, founded in 1866, is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world.

About the Scheme

Two blue plaques at Melbury Road, Holland Park. The upper one for King of the Zulus Cetshwayo and the second for painter William Holman-Hunt

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Kenneth Williams

The comedic actor and Carry-On star is commemorated with a blue plaque at the London apartment block where he lived during the heyday of the film series in the 1960s.
John Lennon

Bought by Ringo Starr in 1965, and later lived in by Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix before Lennon and wife Yoko Ono moved in, the ground-floor apartment at 34 Montagu Square has a rich musical history.
Sir William and Sir Joseph Hooker

49 Kew Green, Kew, became home to Sir William Hooker in 1851, the first Director of Kew Gardens to inhabit the house, which went on to host 14 Directors and their families, including Sir William’s son Sir Joseph.