London plaques

Resource Information

The work London plaques represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Westminster Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

London plaques

Statement of responsibility

Derek Sumeray

Creator

• Sumeray, Derek

Subject

• History
• Local history -- London, Greater London
• Local history -- London, Greater London
• Historical markers -- England | London -- Guidebooks
• London (England) -- History
• London (England) -- Guidebooks

Genre

• Guidebooks

Language

eng

Summary

London's buildings are dotted with commemorative plaques. Many are the famous blue plaques, indicating where a famous person was born, lived, stayed, or if a significant event took place there, or an earlier use of the site. This gazetteer of London's plaques arranges plaques alphabetically by area.

Biographical or historical data

Derek Sumeray retired early from a successful business career and took up photography, which led to a scheme to photograph every plaque in London. Since there was no guide to these plaques to help him, he wrote it himself. John Sheppard read history at Oxford before becoming a documentary film maker. He has forty World in Action films to his credit plus many one-offs. More recently he has devoted himself to writing and to campaigning. He maintains a database of London's buildings currently running to over 10,000 entries.

Cataloging source

UK-WkNB

Dewey number

• 942.1
• 914.2'1'0486
• 914.2'1'0486
• 914.21

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Shire library

Series volume

No. 568

Summary expansion

London's buildings are dotted with commemorative plaques. Many are the famous blue plaques, indicating where a famous person was born, lived, stayed, or if a significant event took place there, or an earlier use of the site. This book is a comprehensive gazetteer of all of London's plaques. Using Derek Sumeray's classic book as a basis, this thoroughly revised new edition arranges plaques alphabetically by area, providing a text that is linked to London's geography and, therefore, of greater use to a resident or visitor wanting to explore the famous people and events commemorated in that area

Target audience

general