Nominations are now open for the Wandsworth Green Plaque scheme commemorating the borough’s important and historic people, places, events and buildings. This year, we will be erecting 12 new Green Plaques, generously funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. Residents have until midnight on Friday 4th April to submit their nominations.
Anyone in the borough can nominate using the online form , and applications are particularly encouraged for commemorative plaques which highlight stories that have been historically overlooked, including the histories of LGBTQ, Black, Asian, female and working-class people and communities.
The Wandsworth scheme is designed to honour famous people or places in the borough that are not covered by the English Heritage Blue Plaque Scheme.
The person or place nominated must relate strongly to the borough of Wandsworth, they must have had a positive influence on the life of the borough, and there must be somewhere visible to the public where the plaque can be fixed. See full criteria.
Deputy council leader Kemi Akinola said: “As the London Borough of Culture for 2025, Wandsworth recognises that heritage and culture are intertwined. Both are about our individual and our shared stories. We are asking Wandsworth residents to tell us who and what we should commemorate, and to illuminate Wandsworth’s diverse and vibrant history.”
Find out more about the Green Plaque scheme and how to nominate.
The deadline to nominate is Friday 4th April.
Existing green plaques in the borough:
- Clement Attlee
- The Biograph Cinema
- The Clapham Sect
- Totterdown Estate
- Dame Margaret Rutherford
- Festival of Britain gardens
- AV Roe
- Albert Reginal Twyford
- The site of the first modern football match
- V2 rocket in Hazelhurst Road
- Tooting Military Hospital
- Kings Hall Picture Palace
- Ted Foster
- Ramport Studios
- Elizabeth Beresford
- John Buckmaster
- The Diderichs Duval family
- The Furzedown Project