Francis Barber
EC4, Gough Square, 17, Dr Johnson's House
The plaque is on the railings below the Royal Society of Arts one. Dec 2020: our colleague Alan Patient spotted that this plaque has gon...
David Bowie - Former Trident Studios
W1, St Anne's Court, 17
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the iconic Space Oddity were recorded here ...
Football - first FA match
SW11, Battersea Park
This game took place, on a Saturday, just 2 months after the FA had been formed.
Verlaine birth
57000, W, Rue Haute Pierre, 2
In Metz, France. Yes, you guessed it, we spotted this while on holiday, and knowing we already had plaques for Verlaine in London and on ...
Paul Verlaine - lost plaque
W1, Howland Street, 31
We are told by our Brussels correspondent, Jean-Michel Pochet, that in 1922 a plaque was erected at Howland Street: "Le poète français Pa...
A. V. Hill
N6, Bishopswood Road, 16
A. V. Hill, 1886 - 1977, physiologist, lived here 1967. English Heritage
William and Sir William Heerlein Lindley
SE3, Shooters Hill Road, 74
William Lindley 1808 - 1900, Sir William Heerlein Lindley 1853 - 1917, civil engineers, lived here. English Heritage
Gertrude Fogg
WC2, St Martin's Lane, 58, Mr Fogg's Tavern
2016: Until recently this building used to house the Angel and Crown pub. It's now a themed bar/restaurant and this "blue plaque" is all...
