The blue plaques of London

by Luis Manuel Palís

Who lived and died at 25 Brook Street W1? Who was born in Salisbury Court EC4? Where did Anna Pavlova live from 1912 to 1931? Where would you find the site of London's first coffee house? The answers are revealed in this comprehensive guide to the commemorative wall plaques of London - the familiar ceramic circles as well as a variety of other memorials to the famous (and infamous) inhabitants of London's streets and squares. From Jane Austen to Van Gogh, Charlie Chaplin to Voltaire, The Blue Plaques Of London is an entertaining and informative companion guide to the UK's capital city. Illustrated throughout, and containing biographical descriptions of each subject, the book also includes sites of historic interest, such as where the first flying bomb fell in the Second World War and locations of churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

335 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 1989