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

Total Number of Plaques: 8909

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 11099

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1335Male: 6184Neither: 3580
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (7519 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor269Anarchist30Archaeologist3Architect229Armed Forces404Author556
Civic Officer106Comedian120Composer115Conductor17Courtesan18Crime and Terrorism51
Dancer33Director79Emergency Services35Engineer180Entrepreneur241Explorer97
Head of Government232Historian65Illustrator46Inventor90Lawyer81Medical266
Misc351Musician160Nobleman76Painter310Philanthropist247Philosopher71
Photographer34Poet275Politician243Press106Religious291Royalty546
Scientist241Sculptor170Singer195Social Reformer467Sportsman277Statesman96

Category List (3580 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems129Armed Forces115Art Group9Charitable110Churches etc269
Crime and Terrorism63Disasters68Education149Historical London673Historical non-London180
Hospitals etc117Legal14Literature31Misc221Music57
Parks and Gardens101Political Group44Pub76Publishing17Religious Group87
Science and Engineering35Sport51Stately Homes32Trade Group74Transport183
TV Film Theatre166World War History509

Type List (8909) (Number in each type)
Bust228Charity Scholars10Clock Tower21Foundation Stone318Fountain / Trough66
Frieze / Relief330Ghost Bike9Grave363Memorial201Memorial Stone163
Mural / Mosaic188Parish Marker20Photograph95Plaque5924Statue503
Tree / Bench / Garden194Victoria Cross36War Memorial240

Plaques recently added to this website

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Eugeniou, George Caribbean Carnival The Hoxton Five Duchess of Albany - Malvery, Olive Christian Baker, Joseph Allen - Palmer, William Douglas, E K Middleton, Cecil Henry Surbiton Hospital - King George V - Queen Mary The Great Aircraft Factory Tollemache, Algernon

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1837SW1602WC2493SE1419NW1364WC1323EC4274NW3259E1245EC1231EC3196EC2174

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