http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200160/blue_plaques
66 out of 68 (97%) plaques have been curated
82 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
Sir Michael Caine 1933- Film legend Born in St Olave's hospital, Rotherhithe
St Olave’s Hospital, Rotherhithe, London, United Kingdom
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The Rose Theatre built here in 1587 first Elizabethan theatre of Bankside. Voted by the people.
56 Park Street, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Richard Carr Gomm 1922 Social Reformer Founder of the Abbeyfield and Carr-Gomm Societies lived and worked here
36 Gomm Road, Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom
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Rotherhithe Picture Research Library and Sands Films Studio in Grice's Granary since 1976 a working building since the 1780's
St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, London, United Kingdom
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M. Manze Founded 1902 Opened here 1927 The home of pie and mash
Manze's Pie and Mash shop, 105 Peckham High Street, Peckham, London, United Kingdom
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Charles Babbage 1791-1871 Mathematical genius, astronomer, inventor and "father of computing"
The Side of Walworth Clinic, Larcom Street, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
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Charlie Chaplin 1889 to 1977 Walworth-born comic genius
East Street, Walworth, London SE17, London, United Kingdom
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Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG born 1934 British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion trained in the gymnasium of the Thomas a Becket
Thomas a Becket / Nolias Gallery, Old Kent Road, (Corner of Albany Road), Walworth, London SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Peek, Frean Founded in 1857 World renowned biscuit maker that gave Bermondsey the name 'Biscuit Town'
Drummond Road, Bermondsey, London SE16, London, United Kingdom
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The Clink. Most notorious medieval prison
Clink Prison Museum, Soho Wharf, Clink Street, London, United Kingdom
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Bert Hardy 1913 to 1995 photographer born and grew up in The Priory "The man behind the camera"
113 Webber Street, Borough, London SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Charles Dickens 1812-1870 writer, journalist and social reformer
Charles Dickens Primary School, Lant Street, Borough, London, United Kingdom
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Druid Street Arch Bombing. On October 25 1940 a bomb fell through the Railway Arch killing 77 people sheltering from the air raid
Arch, Druid Street, London Bridge, London, United Kingdom
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Harry Cole voluntary worker, policeman, writer attended this school 1934-40
Charles Dickens Primary School, Toulmin Street, Borough, London, United Kingdom
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Mary Wollstonecraft 1759 to 1797 Writer, teacher and champion of women's rights
45 Dolben Street, Borough, London, United Kingdom
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Borough Market London's oldest fruit and veg market
Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, Borough, London SE1 1TL, London, United Kingdom
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste 1967 Camberwell-born actress First black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar born here
Flats at St Giles’s hospital, St Giles's Road, Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
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Anne Shelton 1928-1994 popular singer and World War II Forces Favourite lived here
142 Court Lane, Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
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Edgar Kail Dulwich Hamlet FC 1900 to 1976 Last amateur footballer to play for England
Dulwich Hamlet Football Ground, Edgar Kail Way, Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
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Enid Blyton 1897-1968 popular writer of over 600 books for children
Popular 354 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22, London, United Kingdom
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Phyllis Pearsall 1906-1996 inventor of the London A to Z
3 Court Lane Gardens, Court Lane, Dulwich, SE21 , London, United Kingdom
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-1859. Great Victorian Engineer. His first project was the Thames Tunnel, the world's first underwater tunnel
Brunel Engine Museum, Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe, London, United Kingdom
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Edward Turner 1901-1973 engineer and designer of Triumph motorcycles, the Ariel Square Four and the Daimler V8 engine. Lived and worked here in the early 1920s.
8 Philip Walk, Peckham, SE15, London, United Kingdom
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Bermondsey Abbey founded as a priory of the Order of Cluny stood here 1082-1538
Shortwave Cinema, Bermondsey Square, London, United Kingdom
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Peter Tatchell. Born 1952 Campaigner for human rights, gay freedom and social justice Lived Here Voted by the People
62 Arrol House, Rockingham Street, London, United Kingdom
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Surrey Docks Fire On September 7th 1940 the docks were set on fire in the first raid of the Blitz
Surrey Quays, Deal Porters Way, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
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Time & Talents Established 1887 Founded to improve the living and working conditions of women and children employed in the factories and docks of Bermondsey.
The Old Mortuary, off St Marychurch Street, SE16, London, United Kingdom
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Stainer Street Arch Bombing On the night of 17th February 1941 a bomb fell onto the arch where people were sheltering from an air raid. 68 died and 175 were injured.
Stainer Street, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Sailing of the Mayflower In 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Rotherhithe on the first stage of its epic voyage to America In command was Captain Christopher Jones of Rotherhithe
The Church of St Mary The Virgin, St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, SE16, London, United Kingdom
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Sam Wanamaker 1919-1993 Visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe
Bankside, London, United Kingdom
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Oliver Goldsmith 1730 to 1774 flamboyant playwright, author of "She Stoops to Conquer"
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, Peckham Rd, Peckham, London, United Kingdom
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The Pioneer Health Centre opened here in 1935. Known world-wide as the Peckham Experiment, it was a family-based club for the study of health and society
St Mary's Road, Peckham, London, United Kingdom
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Bobby Abel "The Guv'nor" 1857 to 1936. One of England's finest ever cricketers. Learned his cricket in Southwark Park.
Café Gallery, Park Approach, Southwark Park, Rotherhithe, London, United Kingdom
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Geoffrey Chaucer 1342 to 1400. England's greatest medieval poet and author of the "Canterbury Tales". The Tabard Inn site from which Chaucer's Pilgrims set off in April 1386
Talbot Yard, London Bridge, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Octavia Hill social reformer established this garden, hall and cottages, and pioneered Army Cadets 1887-90
Bishop's Hall, East Front Facing Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way, London, United Kingdom
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Rio Ferdinand born 1978 Peckham's football legend who lived on the Friary Estate
Leyton Square, Peckham Park Road, London, United Kingdom
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Una Marson 1905 to 1965 Poet, playwright, campaigner for equality, first black woman programme maker at the BBC
16 Brunswick Park, Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
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George Livesey, Sir 1834 to 1908 Chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company and one of Southwark's greatest industrialists Gave this building to the People
Livesey Museum, 682 Old Kent Road, Walworth, London SE15 1JF, London, United Kingdom
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John Harvard 1607 - 1638 First Benefactor of Harvard University Born in Southwark, baptized in the Cathedral and educated in the parish's grammar school. Sailed to Massachusetts, 1637
John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, London, United Kingdom
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Charles Babbage mathematician, astronomer and computer pioneer was born near this site
corner of Larcom Street and Walworth Road, London, United Kingdom
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Sir Ernest George (1839–1922) architect lived here
17 Bartholomew Street, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
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Beyond this old wall is the site of Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of the prison wall. Charles Dickens, whose father had been imprisoned here for debt in 1824, used that experience as the Marshalsea setting for his novel Little Dorrit.
Tabard Street Gardens, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Percy Bysshe Shelley lived at No. 26 Nelson Square which formerly stood on a site north of this building
Applegarth House, Nelson Square, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Janet Johnson (1858-1955) Pioneer Welfare Worker Lived at 39 Redcross Way. She became the first woman Guardian of the Poor in Southwark in 1888, devoting her life to the condition of poor workhouse internees. She became manager of the Central London School for Orphans and Destitute Children at Hanwell, initiating humanitarian reforms with new ideas on education, clothing and diet.
39 Redcross Way, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Michael Faraday 1791–1867 scientific genius and discoverer of electromagnetism
Larcom House, 9 Larcom Street, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
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Site of "White Hart Inn" immortalized by Shakespeare in "Henry VI" & Dickens in "Pickwick Papers"
White Hart Yard, Borough High Street, Southwark, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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On this site was built the Davies Amphitheatre 1662-1682 the last bear-baiting ring of Bankside visited by Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. To the north from mid 16th century was the Bear Gardens, a bear-baiting ring visited by Queen Elizabeth I and replaced by The Hope Playhouse 1614-1656, built for plays and bear-baiting where Ben Jonson's play 'Bartholomew Fair' was first performed
Bear Gardens, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Site of Duke of Suffolk's palace 16th century
166 Borough High Street, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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The Ferryman's Seat, located on previous buildings at this site, was constructed for the convenience of Bankside watermen, who operated ferrying services across the river. The seat's age is unknown, but it is thought to have ancient origins.
Bear Gardens, SE1, London, United Kingdom
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Tommy Steele OBE entertainer. Born Bermondsey, 17th December 1936
Nickleby House, George Row, SE16, London, United Kingdom
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M. Manze The oldest surviving eel and pie house First opened in 1892
Tower Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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The Glaziers Hall. The land in this area formed part of the site of the cloisters of the Church of St Mary Ouverie, now Southwark Cathedral. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540 it was sold and eventually bought by the Hays Wharf Company who built a three-storey warehouse here during the Napoleonic wars. A Georgian facade was added in 1830 and two more floors. The building was leased to the "Glaziers Company" in 1975. After careful restoration in 1977, it became the home of the Worshipful Companies of Glaziers and Painters of Glass, Scientific Instrument Makers and Launderers and is known as "The Glaziers Hall".
Montague Close, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
The Pumphouse Educational Trust Heritage Museum and Nature Reserve Outstanding services to schools, older and young people from 1989
Lavender Road, London, United Kingdom
Sam King MBE Born 1926 Major of Southwark 1983-84 Wartime RAF Serviceman Passenger on the Empire Windrush West Indian Community Leader and Christian Advocate Lived here 1958-84 Voted by the People
2 Warmington Road, Herne Hill, London SE24, London, United Kingdom
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Richard Church 1893-1972 writer and poet lived here 1905-1912
2 Warmington Road, London, United Kingdom
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George A. Roberts 1890 to 1970 First World War soldier, Second World War fireman, West Indian Community Leader lived here 1923 to 1970
Lewis Trust Dwellings in Warner Road, Camberwell , London, United Kingdom
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The Parish Church of St. Giles porch and doorway. Relocated to its current site in the vicarage garden where it was used as a summer house after the church was accidentally burnt down on 7th February 1841
Benhill Road, London, United Kingdom
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F. A. Albin & Sons Family run Funeral Directors Proudly caring for the bereaved since 1790
52 Culling Road, London, United Kingdom
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All Saints Cemetery Nunhead established by the London Cemetery Company July 1840. A haven of tranquility and remembrance Voted by the people
Linden Grove, London, United Kingdom
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Keib Thomas 1946-2007 dedicated advocate for the community, diversity and peace worked here Voted by the People
64 Camberwell Road, London, United Kingdom
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Arments authentic pies, eels and mash. Serving Walworth and London since 1914.
7 Westmoreland Road, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
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Kenny Sansom Born 1958 Arsenal and England footballer 1979-1988 Played full back position, capped 86 times Lived on the Brandon Estate In dedication to Rose Sansom Voted by the People
Morton House, Royal Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
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Fire Engine House This building, dated 1821, forms a pair with the Watch House. It once housed the single fire engine that served Rotherhithe village.
St. Marychurch Street, London, United Kingdom
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Hope (Sufferance) Wharf These are early 19th century former warehouses and a granary. A sufferance wharf was a licensed private wharf where goods could be stored until the duty on them was paid.
St. Marychurch Street, London, United Kingdom
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Watch House In the 19th century, a watchman would have been stationed here to guard against bodysnatchers. They stole corpses from the adjoining former burial ground for medical research at Guy's Hospital.
St. Marychurch Street, London, United Kingdom
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Helene Aldwinckle 1920-2020 WW2 Bletchley Park codebreaker, broadcaster and gallerist. Lived here 1979-2014
76 Farquhar Road, Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
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The Reverend Nicholas Richards 1942 - 2006 "Father Nick" Rector of St Mary's, Rotherhithe 1977-2006
72 Rotherhithe Street, London, United Kingdom
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Stock Aitken Waterman. Songwriters & Music Producers achieved worldwide success and acclaim working from this building which became affectionately known as "The Hit Factory" 1984-1993
7 Vine Yard, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
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