English Heritage is commemorating the 150th anniversary of its Blue Plaque scheme this year. To mark the event it is unveiling several new plaques marking the homes of famous people in West London including comedian Tommy Cooper, who lived in Barrowgate Road, Chiswick.
Other famous west London faces to be commemorated include playwright Samuel Beckett, rock star Freddie Mercury, cookery writer Elizabeth David and actress Ava Gardner. Blue plaques are only given to those who have been deceased for more than 20 years. The latest plaques are to be unveiled later this year.
There are long-standing
Blue Plaques located in Grove Park Terrace, Burlington Gardens, Chiswick Lane South etc. to name a few. The scheme honours Chiswick's famous architects, actors, novelists, painters and poets, as part of a London wide project that has been running for over 140 years.
Blue Plaque residents who have shaped Chiswick's history
JOHN LINDLEY (1799-1865) Botanist and Orchidologist
Bedford House, The Avenue, Acton Green, W4 2PJ
JACK BERESFORD (1899-1977) Sportsman
19 Grove Park Gardens, Chiswick, W4 3RY
EM FORSTER (1879-1970) Novelist
Arlington Park Mansions, Sutton Lane, Turnham Green, W4 4HE
JOSEPH MICHAEL GANDY (1771-1843) Architect
58 Grove Park Terrace, Chiswick, W4 3QE
PATRICK HAMILTON (1904-1962) Novelist; Playwright
2 Burlington Gardens, Chiswick, W4 4LT
PRIVATE FREDERICK HITCH V.C. (1856-1913) Soldier
62 Cranbrook Road, Turnham Green, London, W4 2LJ
LUCIEN PISSARRO (1863-1944) Painter, Printer, Wood Engraver
27 Stamford Brook Road, Chiswick, W6 0XJ
ALEXANDER POPE (1688-1744) Poet
110 Chiswick Lane South, Chiswick, W4 2LR
JOHANN ZOFFANY (1733-1810) Painter
65 Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick, W4 3PF
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