49-958: Bonesgate Stream is a brook in Chessington in Kingston upon Thames in London and Epsom and Ewell in Surrey . It is a tributary of the Hogsmill River , which, in turn, is a tributary of the River Thames . One arm rises in Horton Country Park , the other in Chessington Wood, joining at TQ 18362 62850 east of Chessington Golf Course. The brook then flows north-east through Castle Hill and Bonesgate Open Space Local Nature Reserves via Filby Road to Chessington Road. The stream continues north-east into
98-445: A group with a particular interest in its subject. The London Borough of Southwark started its own blue plaque scheme in 2003, under which the borough awards plaques through popular vote following public nomination: living people may be commemorated. The London Borough of Islington has a similar green heritage plaque scheme, initiated in 2010. Other plaques may be erected by smaller groups, such as residents' associations . In 2007
147-521: A link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker . The term is used in the United Kingdom in two senses. It may be used narrowly and specifically to refer to the "official" scheme administered by English Heritage , and for much of its history restricted to sites within Greater London ; or it may be used less formally to encompass
196-474: A marketing tool for English Heritage". The vice chair Dr Celina Fox and Dr Margaret Pelling stated that the scheme was "being dismantled and its previous achievements discredited". In April 2015, English Heritage was divided into two parts, Historic England (a statutory body), and the new English Heritage Trust (a charity, which took over the English Heritage operating name and logo). Responsibility for
245-678: A member of the Windrush generation . In Northern Ireland , Belfast City Council and the Ulster History Circle are among a small number of groups administering blue plaques. Established in 1983, the Ulster History Circle has erected around 260. Its scope extends into the Republic of Ireland , covering all nine counties of Ulster , the northern province in Ireland . Elsewhere in
294-420: A mile apart with South Western Railway services every half-hour to London Waterloo . Chessington South is the end of the line. The line past Chessington South has fallen into heavy disrepair and leads over a concrete bridge into a patch of full-grown trees. The crossover, signal, and rail electricity at this point are still active, even though a passenger train has never passed over this section. Chessington
343-507: A minimum of 20 years having passed since the death of the nominee, who must have made a significant contribution to human welfare or happiness. At least one surviving building must be associated with the nominee in a form that they would have recognised and the building must be visible from the public highway. The first plaque in the scheme was unveiled in Ilkley , West Yorkshire on 23 February 2024, commemorating Daphne Steele , first Black matron in
392-514: A number of similar schemes administered by organisations throughout the UK. The plaques erected are made in a variety of designs, shapes, materials and colours: some are blue, others are not. However, the term "blue plaque" is often used informally to encompass all such schemes. The "official" scheme traces its origins to that launched in 1866 in London, on the initiative of the politician William Ewart , to mark
441-439: A place in 18th-century literary history, as home of Samuel Crisp, a failed playwright and close friend of Fanny Burney . Chessington Road Recreation Ground was purchased on 16 October 1930 for £1,000. At 207 Hook Road is a Blue plaque commemorating the author Enid Blyton , who lived at the address between 1920 and 1924. The former farmhouse Barwell Court (on Barwell Lane) was used as a recording and residential studio during
490-717: A plaque was the actor Sarah Siddons in 1876. The plaque, placed on her house in Marylebone , London, was retrieved when the house was demolished in 1905 and is now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum . In total, the Society of Arts put up 35 plaques, fewer than half of which survive today. The Society only erected one plaque within the square-mile of the City of London , that to Samuel Johnson on his house in Gough Square , in 1876. In 1879, it
539-566: A potter, at his workshop in Chepstow , Wales. Each plaque is made entirely by hand. A small minority of GLC and English Heritage plaques have been erected to commemorate events which took place at particular locations rather than the famous people who lived there. In 1998, English Heritage initiated a trial national plaques scheme, and over the following years erected 34 plaques in Birmingham , Merseyside , Southampton and Portsmouth . The scheme
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#1732844161625588-568: A river in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chessington Chessington is an area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames within Greater London , which was historically part of Surrey . At the 2011 census it had a population of 18,973. The Bonesgate Stream, a tributary of the Hogsmill River , runs through it. The popular theme park resort Chessington World of Adventures , which incorporates Chessington Zoo,
637-507: A trial programme since discontinued, 34 plaques were erected elsewhere in England. The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 extended the scheme to the whole of England. Many other plaque schemes have been initiated in the United Kingdom. Some are restricted to a specific geographical area, others to a particular theme of historical commemoration. They are administered by a range of bodies including local authorities , civic societies , residents' associations and other organisations such as
686-626: A tributary of the River Thames . The areas of Chessington have these names: Chessington World of Adventures (branded, is often referred to simply as "Chessington"), a zoo and theme park with a broader appeal. Within the park there is the Burnt Stub Mansion from the English Civil War . Also one of the main employers in the area. Churches include: St Paul's C of E, Hook Road, in the Diocese of Southwark; St Mary's C of E , Church Lane, in
735-722: Is about four miles (6 km) from junction 9 of the M25 motorway . The town is situated on the A243 Leatherhead Road, close to the A3 London-to- Portsmouth trunk route to the north. The un-numbered Bridge Road runs through the area from the A243 toward the adjacent district of West Ewell, in the neighbouring borough of Epsom and Ewell (the boundary being marked crossing the course of the Bonesgate Stream). The Chessington area
784-455: Is home to many local sports clubs such as The Kingston Wildcats (2nd and youth teams), Genesis Gymnastics Club, Chessington Badminton Club and many others. The Sports Centre has a multi use sports hall, a fully equipped fitness suite and Kingston's only Climbing Wall, Chessington Rocks. The former Formula One racing team Brabham had their factory in Chessington. The site is now occupied by
833-462: Is located in the south-west of the area. Neighbouring settlements include Tolworth , Ewell , Surbiton , Claygate , Epsom , Oxshott , Leatherhead , Esher , Kingston upon Thames , Worcester Park and Malden Rushett . Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Cissan dūn = "hill belonging to [a man named] Cissa". Chessington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cisedune and Cisendone . It
882-414: Is served by a number of daily bus services, such as routes 71 , 465 , 467 , night route 65 and local routes K2 and K4 . It is also served by the school service 671. [REDACTED] Media related to Chessington at Wikimedia Commons Blue plaque A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate
931-718: The Carlin DPR GP2 team. The main secondary school in Chessington is a mixed public school called Chessington School , but nearby secondary schools on the northern border of Chessington are the boys' school Southborough High School in Surbiton and Tolworth Girls' School and Centre for Continuing Education in Tolworth. There are also many primary schools, e.g., Lovelace Primary, Ellingham Primary School. There are trains, busses and taxis. Chessington has two railway stations : Chessington North and Chessington South . They are half
980-447: The City of London coat of arms . Because of the rapidity of change in the built environment within the City, a high proportion of Corporation of London plaques mark the sites of former buildings. Many of the 32 London boroughs also now have their own schemes, running alongside the English Heritage scheme. Westminster City Council runs a green plaque scheme, each plaque being sponsored by
1029-702: The Combined Counties League ; and Kingston RFC based on the Hook Road. Kingston RFC play in Surrey division 2 union league. Chessington also is home to Chessington Cricket Club, founded in 1919, play on the Sir Francis Barker recreation ground on Leatherhead Road, the 1st XI currently play in Division 1 of The Surrey Championship . On site with Chessington School is Chessington Sports Centre. The sports centre
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#17328441616251078-588: The Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association erected a blue plaque in memory of Prime Minister Harold Wilson at 12 Southway as part of the suburb's centenary celebrations. In 2021, a Black Lives Matter plaque was erected at the Wolverhampton Heritage Centre (the former constituency office of Enoch Powell , where his Rivers of Blood speech was written) to commemorate immigrant rights activist Paulette Wilson ,
1127-524: The National Health Service in 1964. On 24 May 2024, a blue plaque commemorating the childhood home of musician George Harrison in Liverpool was unveiled, and was referred to in the press as "Historic England's first official non-London blue plaque". The popularity of English Heritage 's London blue plaques scheme has meant that a number of comparable schemes have been established elsewhere in
1176-944: The Transport Trust , the Royal Society of Chemistry , the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America and the British Comic Society. There are also commemorative plaque schemes throughout the world such as those in Paris , Rome , Oslo , and Dublin ; and in other cities in Australia, Canada, the Philippines , Russia, and the United States. These take various forms, and they are more likely to be known as commemorative plaques or historical markers. The original blue plaque scheme
1225-516: The 1970s through to the 1990s. The former RAF Chessington Hospital, demolished in the 1990s, first opened as RAF Hook around 1938 as a regional barrage balloon depot and was operated by RAF Balloon Command . It became a vital part of Britain's defence against the Luftwaffe in World War II, and originally featured a number of large barrage balloon sheds as well as extensive garages and workshops for
1274-786: The Diocese of Guildford; Chessington Methodist Church, Moor Lane, in the Kingston circuit; St. Catherine of Siena RC, Leatherhead Road, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark; and Chessington Evangelical Church, the King's Centre, Coppard Gardens. The town is served by the Surrey Comet newspaper, and up to 2016 had the former free paper Kingston Guardian . Within the town there are various sporting organisations including: Non League football clubs Chessington & Hook United F.C. and Epsom Athletic F.C. , who both play football in
1323-702: The Hogmsill Open space, where it serves as the Greater London/Surrey boundary. It skirts the northern edge of West Ewell, passing between the Wateredge Estate on one side, and Tolworth Court Fields on the other. It joins the Hogsmill near Tolworth Court Bridge, at the junction of Kingston Road and Worcester Park Road. 51°21′09″N 0°18′06″W / 51.352408°N 0.30167521°W / 51.352408; -0.30167521 This article related to
1372-507: The Republic, schemes are operated through local authorities and civic societies . Historic Environment Scotland , the Scottish heritage agency, has previously operated a national commemorative plaques scheme but, as of 2023, this was inactive. Regional schemes are run by local authorities. Wales does not operate a national blue plaque scheme, although in 2022 Andrew RT Davies , leader of
1421-449: The Society's plaques, but to make them uniformly blue, with a laurel wreath and the LCC's title. Though this design was used consistently from 1903 to 1938, some experimentation occurred in the 1920s, and plaques were made in bronze, stone and lead. Shape and colour also varied. In 1921, the most common (blue) plaque design was revised, as it was discovered that glazed Royal Doulton stoneware
1470-423: The United Kingdom. Many of these schemes also use blue plaques, often manufactured in metal or plastic rather than the ceramic used in London, but some feature plaques of different colours and shapes. In 2012, English Heritage published a register of plaque schemes run by other organisations across England. The criteria for selection varies greatly. Many schemes treat plaques primarily as memorials and place them on
1519-541: The blue plaque scheme passed to the English Heritage Trust. The 1,000th plaque, marking the offices of the Women's Freedom League , 1908–1915, was unveiled in 2023. To be eligible for an English Heritage blue plaque in London, the famous person concerned must: In cases of foreigners and overseas visitors, candidates should be of international reputation or significant standing in their own country. With regards to
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1568-627: The homes and workplaces of famous people. The first such scheme in the world, it has directly or indirectly provided the inspiration and model for many others. The scheme has been administered successively by the Society of Arts (1866–1901), the London County Council (1901–1965), the Greater London Council (1965–1986) and English Heritage (1986 to date). It was initially focused on Greater London , although between 1998 and 2005, under
1617-437: The location of a plaque: Other schemes have different criteria, which are often less restrictive: in particular, it is common under other schemes for plaques to be erected to mark the sites of demolished buildings. Almost all the proposals for English Heritage blue plaques are made by members of the public who write or email the organisation before submitting a formal proposal. English Heritage's in-house historian researches
1666-481: The proposal, and the Blue Plaques Panel advises on which suggestions should be successful. This is composed of 12 people from various disciplines from across the country. The panel is chaired by Professor William Whyte . Other members (as at September 2023) include Richard J. Aldrich , Mihir Bose , Andrew Graham-Dixon , Claire Harman , Gus Casely-Hayford and Amy Lame . The actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry
1715-538: The resort lies the historic Burnt Stub Mansion . Chessington Garden Centre is located in the south of the area near Malden Rushett. Chessington offers a range of countryside activities with many open spaces including the "Chessington Countryside Walk" in the London Green Belt . Chessington Wood, in the south of the area, contains the source of the Bonesgate Stream, a tributary of the Hogsmill River , in turn
1764-509: The scheme. In the event the scheme was relaunched by English Heritage in June 2014 with private funding (including support from a new donors' club, the Blue Plaques Club, and from property developer David Pearl ). Four members of the advisory panel resigned over this transmutation. Professor David Edgerton and author and critic Gillian Darley were concerned that the scheme had been "reduced to
1813-412: The sites of former buildings, in contrast to the strict English Heritage policy of only installing a plaque on the actual building in which a famous person lived or an event took place. The Corporation of London continues to run its own plaque scheme for the City of London , where English Heritage does not erect plaques. City of London plaques are blue and ceramic, but are rectangular in shape and carry
1862-522: The standardisation of the design in 1921, the plaques were manufactured by Royal Doulton which continued their production until 1955. From 1984 until 2015 they were made by Frank Ashworth at his studio in Cornwall, and were then inscribed by his wife. From 1955 to 1985 the lettering for the plaques was designed in the Roman lettering style by Henry Hooper. Since 2015, the plaques have been made by Ned Heywood,
1911-504: The station's support vehicles. Sega Amusements Europe has its head office in Chessington. The Chessington Industrial Estate is located on Lion Park Avenue. Chessington houses one of the Europe's leading theme park resorts Chessington World of Adventures . This includes a zoo , a theme park , an aquarium and two four star hotels – the Safari Hotel and Azteca Hotel. In the grounds of
1960-460: The subjects including Sylvia Pankhurst , Samuel Coleridge-Taylor , and Mary Seacole . In 1986, the GLC was disbanded and the blue plaques scheme passed to English Heritage . English Heritage erected more than 300 plaques in London. In January 2013 English Heritage suspended proposals for plaques owing to funding cuts. The National Trust 's chairman stated that his organisation might step in to save
2009-418: The two world wars. The LCC formalised the selection criteria for the scheme in 1954. When the LCC was abolished in 1965, the scheme was taken over by the Greater London Council (GLC). The principles of the scheme changed little, but now applied to the entire, much larger, administrative county of Greater London . The GLC was also keen to broaden the range of people commemorated. The GLC erected 252 plaques,
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2058-412: Was agreed that the City of London Corporation would be responsible for erecting plaques within the City to recognise its jurisdictional independence. This demarcation has remained ever since. In 1901, the Society of Arts scheme was taken over by the London County Council (LCC), which gave much thought to the future design of the plaques. It was eventually decided to keep the basic shape and design of
2107-499: Was cheaper than the encaustic formerly used. In 1938, a new plaque design was prepared by an unnamed student at the LCC's Central School of Arts and Crafts and was approved by the committee. It omitted the decorative elements of earlier plaque designs, and allowed for lettering to be better spaced and enlarged. A white border was added to the design shortly after, and this has remained the standard ever since. No plaques were erected between 1915 and 1919, or between 1940 and 1947, owing to
2156-496: Was discontinued in 2005, although English Heritage continued to provide advice and guidance to individuals and organisations outside of London wanting to develop local schemes. In September 2023 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced the reintroduction of a national scheme, with Historic England as the lead developer. From mid 2024, the public will be invited to submit nominations, with eligibility criteria including
2205-401: Was established by the Society of Arts in 1867, and since 1986 has been run by English Heritage . It is the oldest such scheme in the world. After being conceived by politician William Ewart in 1863, the scheme was initiated in 1866 by Ewart, Henry Cole and the Society of Arts (now the Royal Society of Arts ), which erected plaques in a variety of shapes and colours. The first plaque
2254-630: Was formerly a member of the panel, and wrote the foreword to the book Lived in London: Blue Plaques and the Stories Behind Them (2009). Roughly a third of proposals are approved in principle, and are placed on a shortlist. Because the scheme is so popular, and because a lot of detailed research has to be carried out, it takes about three years for each case to reach the top of the shortlist. Proposals not taken forward can only be re-proposed once 10 years have elapsed. From 1923, soon after
2303-549: Was held partly by Robert de Wateville and partly by Milo (Miles) Crispin. Its Domesday assets were: 1½ hides ; part of a mill worth 2s, 4 ploughs , woodland worth 30 hogs . It rendered £7. The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures , known today as the Burnt Stub, was originally built in 1348. In the English Civil War it became a royalist stronghold and was razed to the ground by Oliver Cromwell 's Parliamentary forces, giving it its modern name. The site became an inn and
2352-516: Was then rebuilt on a grander scale from the 18th century by the Vere Barker family in a Neo-Gothic Victorian style. The grounds were turned into a zoo in 1931 by Reginald Goddard. Chessington Zoo became part of the Tussauds Group in 1978 and is now operated as a theme park . Burnt Stub had no public access until 2003 when it became an attraction called Hocus Pocus Hall . Chessington Hall has
2401-481: Was unveiled in 1867 to commemorate Lord Byron at his birthplace, 24 Holles Street, Cavendish Square . This house was demolished in 1889. The earliest blue plaque to survive, also put up in 1867, commemorates Napoleon III in King Street, St James's . Byron's plaque was blue, but the colour was changed by the manufacturer Minton, Hollins & Co to chocolate brown to save money. The first woman to be honoured with
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