The first blue plaque to commemorate the life of a child will be unveiled at the house where he died. George Brewster, 11, ...

George Brewster, whose 1875 death at work led to child labour reforms, joins Cambridge recipients Darwin, Cromwell and Turing ...

Decisions about who should be honoured are fraught with controversy — can 2025 better reflect the historic cultural richness ...

The latest in a series of blue plaques has been unveiled by Sleaford and District Civic Trust revealing one of the town’s ...

A new blue plaque has been unveiled underneath the Wicker Arches in Sheffield to mark the 160th anniversary of the what is ...

A charity which celebrates and promotes the best of Leeds and its residents is celebrating a major milestone in its history ...

The official blue plaque scheme celebrating notable historical figures could be expanded beyond London to cover all of England. The government is suggesting a single nationwide system for blue ...

The first plaque put up under Historic England’s National Blue Plaque Scheme was in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, last February, honouring Guyanese nurse and midwife Daphne Steele ...

Mysterious blue plaques have been popping up on businesses across Orange, mimicking a scheme first seen in England in the 19 ...

A blue plaque honouring a former captain of Sheffield FC has been unveiled. John Charles Shaw became captain of Sheffield FC after it was established in 1857 and went on to be one of the founding ...

QUESTION: Why is there a blue plaque in Birmingham to the U.S. author Washington Irving? Washington Irving (1783-1859), the celebrated American author, had a close relationship with Birmingham ...

From the JRR Tolkien at the Hotel Miramar to Mary Shelley's burial vault - there are scores of blue plaques across the town. English Heritage awards roughly 12 blue plaques each year to ...