Famous People – Blue Plaques
Dulwich blue plaques
Below is the complete list of blue plaques awarded for Dulwich, including full inscription and location.
Anne Shelton
1928 to 1994
Popular singer and the World War II ” Forces’ Favourite”
Lived here
Voted by the people
142 Court Lane
London SE21
Edgar Kail
Dulwich Hamlet FC. 1900 to 1976
Last amateur footballer to play for England
Voted by the People
Dulwich Hamlet Football Ground
Edgar Kail Way
London SE22
Enid Blyton
1897 to 1968
Popular writer of over 600 books for children
Voted by the People
354 Lordship Lane
London SE22
John Lawson Johnson
1839-1900
Inventor of bovril
Owned and lived here at ‘Bovril castle’ Kingswood House
Voted by the People
Kingswood House
Seeley Drive
London SE21 8RQ
Phyllis Pearsall
1906 to 1996
Inventor of the London A to Z
Voted by the People
3 Court Lane Gardens
Court Lane
London SE21
Richard Church
1893-1972
Writer and Poet
Lived here 1905-1912
2 Warmington Road
London SE24
Sam King. M.B.E.
Born 1926
Mayor of Southwark, 1983-1984
Wartime R.A.F serviceman
Passenger on the Empire Windrus
West Indian community leader an Christian advocate
Lived here 1958 – 1984
Voted by the People
2 Warmington Road
London SE24
For more Information please visit Blue Plaques Southwark Council
(above information Southwark Council)
| Person or institution | Inscription | Address | Year issued | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Logie Baird (1888–1946) |
“Television pioneer lived here” | 3 Crescent Wood Road Sydenham SE26 6RT |
1977 | |
| Annie Besant (1847–1933) |
“Social Reformer lived here in 1874” | 39 Colby Road Gipsy Hill SE19 1HA |
1963 | |
| Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) |
“Lived here” | 188 Camberwell Grove Denmark Hill SE5 8RJ |
1920 | |
| Sir Alan Cobham (1894–1973) |
“Aviator was born here” | 78 Denman Road Peckham SW15 5NR |
2003 | |
| Dr. Charles Vickery Drysdale (1874–1961) |
“A founder of the Family Planning Association opened his first birth control clinic here in 1921” | 153a East Street Walworth SE17 2SD |
1988 | |
| C. S. Forester (1899–1966) |
“Novelist lived here” | 58 Underhill Road East Dulwich SE22 0QT |
1990 | |
| Leslie Howard (1893–1943) |
“Actor and Film Director lived here” | 45 Farquhar Road Upper Norwood SE19 1SS |
2013 | |
| Boris Karloff (1887–1969) |
“William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff 1887–1969 Actor was born here” | 36 Forest Hill Road Peckham Rye SE22 0RR |
1998 | |
| Dr. Harold Moody (1882–1947) |
“Campaigner for Racial Equality lived and worked here” | 164 Queens Road Peckham SE15 2HP |
1995 | |
| Scipio Africanus Mussabini (1867–1927) |
“Athletics Coach lived here” | 84 Burbage Road Herne Hill SE24 9HE |
2012 | |
| George Myers (1803–1875) |
“Master Builder lived here 1842–1853” | 131 St George’s Road Southwark SE1 6HY |
1999 | |
| Percy Lane Oliver (1878–1944) |
“Founder of the First Voluntary Blood Donor Service lived and worked here” | 5 Colyton Road Peckham Rye SE22 0NE |
1979 | |
| Sax Rohmer (1883–1959) |
“Sax Rohmer [Arthur Henry Ward] 1883–1959 Creator of Dr. Fu Manchu lived here” | 51 Herne Hill Herne Hill SE24 9NE |
1985 |  |
| Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1830–1908) |
“First Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade lived here 1878–1891″ | Winchester House, 94 Southwark Bridge Road Borough SE1 0EG |
2000 | .jpg) |
| Sir Francis Pettit Smith (1808–1874) |
“Pioneer of the Screw Propeller lived here 1864–1870” | Fountain House, 17 Sydenham Hill Sydenham SE26 6SH |
2007 |
For more Information please visit Wikipedia (above information Wikipedia)
As a former resident of Underhill Road East Dulwich 1939-63 and now living in Australia, I congratulate and sincerely thank all who have made this Bicknells Coal yard website and all its pages. Lots of memories in peace and in war; no one, whereever they may go to should forget their roots. The site has grown ever better since I discovered it
in 2014. keep it up and i will contribute to the memories when I can.
These blue plaques is a splendid idea. I never thought my native suburb had so many
notable people. The whole of the Bicknells coal yard website is brilliant and I have enjoyed adding a few scribbles to it.