Blue plaques in Islington

Frankie Roberto made this Freedom of Information request to Islington Borough Council

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From: Frankie Roberto

4 May 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am pursuing a project to compile a list of historical 'blue
plaques' that have been erected across the UK.

A couple of sources suggest that Islington Council has run a blue
plaques scheme in the past.

Could you tell me whether you have any record of any previous
plaque scheme run by the council, or whether any such such scheme
is currently in operation or is being considered.

If such a scheme has existed in the past, could you send me a list
of all the plaques erected under the scheme, if available. Where
possible, this should include the location of the plaque, the
inscription, and the date it was erected.

Yours faithfully,

Frankie Roberto

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From: Good, Kit
Islington Borough Council

3 June 2009

Dear Mr Roberto

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST REF No: 254151

Thank you for your request for information, received 4 May. You requested
information about the blue plaques in the borough:

Blue plaques are administered by English Heritage and a full list of these
plaques and locations can be found on the English Heritage website at:

[1]http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/serve...

You can find out more information about famous residents of the borough of
Islington at the following link:

[2]http://www.islington.gov.uk/Leisure/Loca...

Islington Council ran a Green Plaque scheme in the 1980s and early 1990s
for notable local residents, though this was discontinued. This
information is available in the book:

'People, Places and Plaques' (Islington Council, 1993) by Roy Hidson.

There are five copies at Islington libraries, 3 in reference and 2 in
lending. These copies are available at the following locations:

Central Library (reference)

[3]http://www.islington.gov.uk/Leisure/Libr...

Finsbury Library (lending) and Finsbury Local History (reference)

[4]http://www.islington.gov.uk/Leisure/Libr...

John Barnes Library (reference)

[5]http://www.islington.gov.uk/Leisure/Libr...

South Library (reference)

[6]http://www.islington.gov.uk/Leisure/Libr...

Please contact me if you require any further information.

If you have a complaint about the handling of your enquiry then please
contact Jeremy Tuck, Chief Information Officer at 60 High bury New Park,
London N5 DO. Alternatively please email: [email address].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

[7]http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Best wishes

Kit Good
Information Governance Manager
Technology Solutions Group
Corporate Resources
London Borough of Islington
60 Highbury New Park, N5 2DJ
Tel: 020 7527 1789
[mobile number]
Alternative contact: Amy Harms 020 7527 1788

[8]http://www.islington.gov.uk

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