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

Total Number of Plaques: 9361

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 11709

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1413Male: 6480Neither: 3816
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (7893 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor274Anarchist30Archaeologist3Architect241Armed Forces426Author584
Civic Officer118Comedian121Composer117Conductor17Courtesan18Crime and Terrorism51
Dancer34Director80Emergency Services37Engineer183Entrepreneur252Explorer106
Head of Government246Historian68Illustrator46Inventor90Lawyer85Medical270
Misc380Musician165Nobleman76Painter320Philanthropist259Philosopher72
Photographer34Poet299Politician269Press108Religious308Royalty577
Scientist251Sculptor190Singer197Social Reformer477Sportsman312Statesman102

Category List (3816 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems137Armed Forces115Art Group9Charitable121Churches etc287
Crime and Terrorism65Disasters71Education160Historical London697Historical non-London187
Hospitals etc124Legal14Literature32Misc251Music61
Parks and Gardens111Political Group46Pub80Publishing18Religious Group89
Science and Engineering36Sport56Stately Homes32Trade Group98Transport201
TV Film Theatre170World War History548

Type List (9361) (Number in each type)
Bust259Charity Scholars10Clock Tower22Foundation Stone353Fountain / Trough69
Frieze / Relief334Ghost Bike9Grave366Memorial201Memorial Stone163
Mural / Mosaic190Parish Marker20Photograph96Plaque6208Statue545
Tree / Bench / Garden218Victoria Cross36War Memorial262

Plaques recently added to this website

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Burns, Robert McEldowney, Dennis Tuwhare, Hone Brasch, Charles Edmond, Lauris Hamilton, John Bracken, Thomas Reed, Alfred Hamish McQueen, Cilla Johnston, Christine

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1856SW1616WC2533SE1420NW1367WC1339EC4277NW3261E1246EC1240EC2218EC3197

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