Eyes peeled for the round blue discs by sourbugger
One of the great delights of London is spotting Blue Plaques that have been put up to commemorate where a famous person has lived.I find it amazing that you can walk down a street numerous times, and then suddenly spot one the plaques hidden away on the corner of some unprepossessing building.
The first one went up in 1867 to Lord Byron, and now there are nearly 800 of them. Every letter of the alphabet is covered (except x) - so happy hunting.
Incidentally, if you want to nominate someone to fill the 'X' spot they have to be born at least 100 years ago, or have been dead for 20 years.
The scheme is now administered by English heritage (find their full list at www.english-heritage.org.uk)
The top five to find ? Check out www.blueplaque.com
