Where are the most notable blue plaques in London? Audrey...

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan are both set to be honoured with a blue plaque in London this year. It was confirmed on Monday that the plaque will adorn residences in the capital associated with the late actress and former T Rex frontman. Novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer and campaigner Una Marson will also be given a blue plaque. The scheme is run by the English Heritage, whose curatorial director Matt Thompson said: “2025 marks an exciting year for the Blue Plaques Scheme as we honour these outstanding individuals who transformed the cultural fabric of London.

“From literature and art to dance and music, these figures helped shape the London we know today. Their contributions not only had a profound impact on their fields but also continue to inspire generations.”. Here is all we know so far. Belgium-born Audrey Hepburn will be commemorated with a plaque in Mayfair, having been sent to a boarding school in England by her parents. She landed her Oscar-winning role as Princess Ann in the 1953 comedy film Roman Holiday while living in Mayfair, after spending her early years in London.

Hepburn died in 1993 aged 63 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. Bolan will be honored with a plaque at one of his west London addresses, having been behind his band’s success before his death aged 29 in 1977. The exact location has not yet been stated. The blue plaques are set to be installed throughout this year on condition that the owner of the building approves them. English Heritage took it over in 1986 with the scheme having previously been managed by various councils and arts boards.

“To be awarded an official English Heritage plaque, the proposed recipient must have died at least 20 years ago,” the rules state. “This is to help ensure that the decision about whether or not to shortlist a candidate is made with a sufficient degree of hindsight. “However, plaques are as much about the buildings in which people lived and worked as about the subjects being commemorated – the intrinsic aim of English Heritage blue plaques is to celebrate the relationship between people and place. For this reason, we only erect a plaque if there is a surviving building closely associated with the person in question.”.