Got anyone you think is missing?

To be eligible for a plaque, the person being nominated must:

  • Have died at least 20 years ago
  • Have made a significant contribution to human welfare or happiness and/or have made an exceptional impact in their field, community or on society
  • Have at least one building associated with them that survives from the time of their occupancy and where a plaque would be visible from a public highway

The nomination period ends on 19 July.

Blue plaque nominations open to Londoners https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy007593588o

From English Heritage:
Before proposing a new blue plaque, it's worth checking a couple of things first.

  • Only one plaque is erected per person, so start by checking our searchable list of plaques to ensure your candidate hasn't been commemorated by a plaque in London yet.
  • If there isn’t already a plaque, get in touch with us at plaques@english-heritage.org.uk, briefly outlining your idea so that we can advise on whether it is already being considered, or has been turned down. If it has been turned down, ten years must have passed before we can consider the proposal again.

by Tawny_haired_one

4 comments

  1. It’s so hard to get a blue plaque for anything these days that most people who want one get a fake / unofficial blue plaque instead

  2. The ‘died 20 years ago’ is very trying on the memory too. I suppose that is the point – the contribution should stand the test of time. But I’ll have to wait another 7 years for the musician that recorded in a house I used to live in.

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