[Misc] Blue Plaques Ever Lived Near One?

[Baldseagull]

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Worthing has got loads!

THE WORTHING SOCIETY – THE BLUE PLAQUE TRAIL AND LEAFLETS Promoting our Heritage
The Blue Plaque Trail
LEAFLETS
1. Beach House (1820) Brighton Road
2. Jane Austen (1775-1817) Stanford Sq.
3. St. Pauls (1812-2012) Chapel Road
4. Philp McCutchan (1920-1996) 107 Portland Road
5. Harold Pinter (1930-2008) 14 Ambrose Place
6. Gladys Morgan (1898-1983) 30 Salisbury Road
7. W.H.Hudson (1841-1922) 8 Bedford Row
8. Dr Frederick Dixon (1799 – 1849) Union PlaceC
9. Alma Cogan (1932-1966) – 29 Lansdowne Road


The one I was looking for was Oscar Wilde who supposedly wrote The Importance of being Earnest in Worthing.

But that’s not there.

I was going to post something about that. I saw it on the side of a big building on the front at Worthing - out towards or on the way to Lancing. Can’t remember exactly where. But it said “in a house near here”.........

Edit: Esplanade Court- as per this link

https://discoverworthing.uk/see-and-do/oscar-wilde/

 

[zefarelly]

Theres one a few doors down frommy old house on Church St in Shoreham, one of Cptn Cooks sidekicks, Cptn Henry Roberts

 

[RossyG]

Lived in the next road from where Archibald Leach was born better known as Cary Grant.

I saw an American documentary about him that described him as “a Cockney from Bristol.”

I’m honestly not making that up.

 

[Billy in Bristol]

I saw an American documentary about him that described him as “a Cockney from Bristol.”

I’m honestly not making that up.

He be FILTH then...Failed In London Trying Horfield...enough of them these days.

The house is in Hughenden Road by the way.

 

[robinsonsgrin]

Council blue plaque on what was my fav pub growing up.. The Marine in LA, commerating the 30th Assault Unit, the secret intelligence service gathering for the war.. in which mr ian fleming, he of james bond fame, attended - alleged events at that time forming the basis of mr bond

 

[ExmouthExile]

I live by this one..

 

[Gazwag]

John Logie Baird has one about 10 minutes walk from me

 

[Barham's tash]

My first flat in London was on Avonmore Road, next to Olympia and the house next door had a blue plaque for being the home of the composer Elgar when he penned Nimrod.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Surely every blue plaque refers to someone born at least 50 years ago? In which case they were ALL racist filth and the plaques should be torn down and the houses torched?

 

[schmunk]

William Blake, he of 'Jerusalem', was arrested in the local Wetherspoons for fighting, and they had a mocked up plaque in there which was quite funny. Presumably it wasn't a Spoons when he was in there.

No, it was a Hogshead back then.

 

[Is it PotG?]

My favourite

 

[NooBHA]

Do I have to die before mine goes up ?

 

[schmunk]

Do I have to die before mine goes up ?

Rigor Mortis, eh?

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

There's a big blue plaque (not one of the round ones) for Gideon Mantell on Lewes High Street.

I lived around the corner from CB Fry's birthplace in Croydon a while back. For somebody who was later offered the crown of Albania it's surprisingly modest. Might have seemed more impressive if it wasn't in Croydon.

 

[NooBHA]

Rigor Mortis, eh?

OR

" Gonatt Lasd "

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Sculptor, calligrapher and man of unusual sexual appetite Eric Gill lived down my street. Dogs still cross the road rather than walk past his house.

 

[autopsyturvey]

There was a blue plaque on the front of my SCHOOL that said "The inventor of Mexican flatbreads tortilla"