London Stories
Walks, histories, and hidden corners behind London's 1,625+ Blue Plaques.
The Bloomsbury Group's London: A Walking Tour of the Blue Plaques in Gordon Square, Fitzroy Square, and Tavistock Square
Mary Wollstonecraft's London: The Three Plaques That Trace the Mother of Modern Feminism (Plus the Daughter Who Wrote Frankenstein)
A walking guide to Mary Wollstonecraft's London: the three blue plaques in Hackney, Camden, and Southwark, the Newington Green roots, and the two Mary Shelley plaques in Bloomsbury and Belgravia.
Alan Turing's London: The Maida Vale Birthplace, the Hampton Workshop, and the Plaques That Mark the Codebreaker's City
Alan Turing's London traced through five addresses: the Warrington Crescent birthplace blue plaque, the Teddington labs where he built the ACE prototype, and the city that shaped the codebreaker before and after Bletchley.
Keats House Hampstead: The Cottage Where He Wrote Ode to a Nightingale (Plus a Hampstead Literary Walk)
Keats House Hampstead is the Wentworth Place cottage where John Keats wrote Ode to a Nightingale in 1819. Visiting tips, history, and a walking route through Hampstead's literary plaques.
Historical Pubs in London: Twelve Drinking Houses That Pour Centuries (with the Plaques Around Them)
Twelve historical pubs in London from 1546 to 1939, the writers, politicians, and criminals each one served, and the blue plaques next door. A chronological walking order.
Karl Marx's Grave at Highgate Cemetery: A Walking Guide From His Soho Plaque to His Tomb
Where to find Karl Marx's grave at Highgate Cemetery East, what's at the monument, and how to pair the visit with the blue plaque on his Soho garret on Dean Street.
Amy Winehouse's Statue in Camden: A Walking Guide to Her London (Stables Market to Camden Square)
The Amy Winehouse statue stands at Stables Market in Camden. Her blue plaque is half a mile away at 30 Camden Square. This guide walks both, plus every other Amy landmark in NW1.
Freddie Mercury's Blue Plaque: Finding the Queen Frontman's London (Feltham to Kensington)
The Freddie Mercury blue plaque sits at 22 Gladstone Avenue, Feltham, on the house where Fred Bulsara became Freddie. A guide to the plaque, Queen's first London gig, and a walking route.
Handel Hendrix House London: The Mayfair Wall That Connects Two Music Legends 250 Years Apart
The Handel Hendrix House in London occupies 23 and 25 Brook Street, Mayfair. Handel lived at 25 from 1723, Hendrix at 23 from 1968. Two blue plaques, one museum.
Visiting the Charles Dickens Museum in London: A Complete Guide
How to visit the Charles Dickens Museum at 48 Doughty Street: what's inside, opening times, and the Bloomsbury Blue Plaque walk to pair it with.
Alternative Walking Tour of London: Four Routes Using the City's Blue Plaques
Skip the tourist trail. Four self-guided alternative walking tours of London built around the city's Blue Plaques: literary, musical, scientific, and political routes.
Blue Plaques in London: The Complete Guide (History, Map, and Walking Routes)
Everything about London's Blue Plaques — the history of the scheme, 10 of the most famous, a central-London walking route, and how to track the ones you've visited.
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