A collection of Blue Plaques (and other colours), and Memorials, mostly in London

Total Number of Plaques: 8536

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 10616

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1292Male: 5911Neither: 3413
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (7203 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor265Anarchist29Archaeologist3Architect219Armed Forces389Author535
Civic Officer99Comedian120Composer111Conductor17Courtesan18Crime and Terrorism49
Dancer32Director76Emergency Services34Engineer177Entrepreneur230Explorer97
Head of Government226Historian65Illustrator46Inventor87Lawyer75Medical262
Misc343Musician156Nobleman74Painter287Philanthropist237Philosopher65
Photographer32Poet260Politician232Press100Religious282Royalty508
Scientist234Sculptor129Singer188Social Reformer457Sportsman273Statesman85

Category List (3413 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems122Armed Forces103Art Group9Charitable107Churches etc257
Crime and Terrorism60Disasters64Education135Historical London667Historical non-London146
Hospitals etc113Legal14Literature31Misc200Music56
Parks and Gardens101Political Group41Pub73Publishing17Religious Group87
Science and Engineering34Sport51Stately Homes32Trade Group73Transport180
TV Film Theatre159World War History481

Type List (8536) (Number in each type)
Bust189Charity Scholars10Clock Tower20Foundation Stone309Fountain / Trough62
Frieze / Relief327Ghost Bike9Grave353Memorial188Memorial Stone160
Mural / Mosaic187Parish Marker20Photograph95Plaque5691Statue461
Tree / Bench / Garden187Victoria Cross36War Memorial232

Plaques recently added to this website

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Vauxhall WW2 Bombs Morris, Olive Stockley Park Stockley Park - Gummer, John Hancock, Tony Cook, John Finall Seaborn, Peter Anthony King, Martin Luther - King, Coretta Scott Williams, Frank Surtees, Robert

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1826SW1593WC2475SE1411NW1362WC1312EC4274E1245NW3243EC1228EC3194N1161

Map of Locations Note: some plaques contain multiple names, so number of plaques is not necessarily equal to number of names.