Holles Street, London, House Where Lord Byron Was Born

Holles Street is a street in Marylebone, central London that runs from the south side of Cavendish Square to Oxford Street. The street was laid out around 1729 and named after John Holles, first Duke of Newcastle, who purchased the Manor of Marylebone in 1710. Lord Byron was born at 24 Holles Street, which was the first location to receive a blue plaque. The blue plaque scheme was a movement conceptualized in the 1860s to install historical markers to commemorate a link between famous people or events and a particular location.

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Latitude: 51.515405635997
Longitude: -0.145336388669

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Timeline of Events Associated with Holles Street, London, House Where Lord Byron Was Born

'Blue Plaque' scheme proposed

17 Jul 1863

Shelley Blue PlaqueOn 17 July 1863, the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme was proposed in Parliament by William Ewart. The scheme would place commemorative plaques on the houses of famous people in London. Initially sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts, this would become the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme now managed by English Heritage. The scheme was inaugurated in 1868. The first commemorative plaque was installed that year on the house in which Lord Byron was born, Holles Street, London. Image: Example of a Blue Plaque to the Shelleys, Marchmont Street, London. This image is in the public domain in the United States.

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Tom Mole, “Romantic Memorials in the Victorian City: The Inauguration of the ‘Blue Plaque’ Scheme, 1868″

'Blue Plaque' scheme discussed

22 Apr 1864

Shelley Blue PlaqueOn 22 April 1864, the Royal Society of Arts met to consider the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme. The scheme would place commemorative plaques on the houses of famous people in London. Initially sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts, this would become the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme now managed by English Heritage. The scheme was inaugurated in 1868. The first commemorative plaque was installed that year on the house in which Lord Byron was born, Holles Street, London. Image: Example of a Blue Plaque to the Shelleys, Marchmont Street, London. This image is in the public domain in the United States.

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Tom Mole, “Romantic Memorials in the Victorian City: The Inauguration of the ‘Blue Plaque’ Scheme, 1868″

'Blue Plaque' scheme proposed

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17 Jul 1863

'Blue Plaque' scheme proposed

Shelley Blue PlaqueOn 17 July 1863, the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme was proposed in Parliament by William Ewart. The scheme would place commemorative plaques on the houses of famous people in London. Initially sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts, this would become the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme now managed by English Heritage. The scheme was inaugurated in 1868. The first commemorative plaque was installed that year on the house in which Lord Byron was born, Holles Street, London. Image: Example of a Blue Plaque to the Shelleys, Marchmont Street, London. This image is in the public domain in the United States.

Articles

Tom Mole, “Romantic Memorials in the Victorian City: The Inauguration of the ‘Blue Plaque’ Scheme, 1868″
22 Apr 1864

'Blue Plaque' scheme discussed

Shelley Blue PlaqueOn 22 April 1864, the Royal Society of Arts met to consider the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme. The scheme would place commemorative plaques on the houses of famous people in London. Initially sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts, this would become the ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme now managed by English Heritage. The scheme was inaugurated in 1868. The first commemorative plaque was installed that year on the house in which Lord Byron was born, Holles Street, London. Image: Example of a Blue Plaque to the Shelleys, Marchmont Street, London. This image is in the public domain in the United States.

Articles


Tom Mole, “Romantic Memorials in the Victorian City: The Inauguration of the ‘Blue Plaque’ Scheme, 1868″