Look out for the Blue Plaques attached to buildings in and around Kensington High Street marking the buildings where famous people have lived or worked, or where significant events have taken place. The people commemorated are from all walks of life, including artists, musicians, writers, scientists, politicians, and social reformers.
The scheme for the blue plaques is run by English Heritage, designed to celebrate the unique relationship between people and place – and we certainly have that connection in Kensington with over 50 blue plaques in the area.
Our map includes the locations of the blue plaques in the area, but be aware that some aren’t blue and some aren’t round either. The popular blue plaques we recognise today were only introduced after the Second World War.
1 Lansdowne House
2 Evelyn Underhill
3 Aubrey House
4 Siegfried Sassoon
5 Charles Morgan
6 John McDougal Stuart
7 Dame Marie Rambert
8 Bill Brant
9 Ford Madox Ford
10 Dame Agatha Christie
11 Prebendary Wilson Carlile
12 Sir Edward Henry
13 Frank Bridge
14 Muzio Clementi
15 Sir Max Beerbohm
16 Percy Wyndham Lewis
17 James Clerk Maxwell
18 King Haakon VII
19 James Joyce
20 Jean Sibelius
21 Kenneth Grahame
22 Sir Charles Stanford
23 Radclyffe Hall
24 Walter Crane
25 William Makepeace Thackeray
26 Ezra Pound
27 Sir Henry Newbolt
28 Colonel R E Crompton
29 William Makepeace Thackeray
30 Sir Edward Burne-Jones
31 Sir John Simon
32 Sir Hubert Parry
33 Sir John Stuart Mill
34 T S Elliot
35 Samuel Palmer
36 Henry James
37 Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett
38 Sir Terrance Ratigan
39 Sir William Rothenstein
40 Ugo Foscolo
41 Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
42 Sir David Low
43 Walter Pater
44 Thomas Daniel
45 William Holman-Hunt, OM
46 Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulus
47 Sir Luke Fildes
48 Marcus Stone
49 Sir Hamo Thorneycroft
50 Lord Leighton
51 Sir Phil May
52 Gilbert Keith Chesterton
If you live or work in Kensington, you can also benefit from Opportunity Kensington’s Token, a loyalty scheme with offers from local. Simply register your details and download the Token card directly to the wallet app of your mobile device. Physical cards available from select retailers.
Click here to find out more and sign up for Token.
This event has been organised by Opportunity Kensington, the Business Improvement District representing businesses in and around High Street Kensington. It has been made possible by the generous support of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the GLA.
*available on a first come, first served basis.
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Look out for the Blue Plaques attached to buildings in and around Kensington High Street marking the buildings where famous people have lived or worked, or where significant events have taken place. The people commemorated are from all walks of life, including artists, musicians, writers, scientists, politicians, and social reformers.
The scheme for the blue plaques is run by English Heritage, designed to celebrate the unique relationship between people and place – and we certainly have that connection in Kensington with over 50 blue plaques in the area.
Our map includes the locations of the blue plaques in the area, but be aware that some aren’t blue and some aren’t round either. The popular blue plaques we recognise today were only introduced after the Second World War.
