Good Morning Year 2!
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Last week, we discovered that, when she lived in London, Mary Seacole used to live in Marylebone!
Look what they discovered on a walk around Marylebone! Mary Seacole lived on George Street. How exciting to have a superhero who lived so close to our school.
These blue plaques are placed all around London and show the place where someone famous used to live. Many of these people are famous for some amazing achievements, some of which would make them heroes!
Look at this picture that shows how many blue plaques there are in the different London boroughs:
Click here to get onto the blue plaque website. Can you find some real life heroes that used to live near you?
See if you can find a real life hero and then research and see:
- Why they are a hero / what they achieved in their lives
- Where they live
Is it close to your home, near school, or near somewhere else you go often?
If it is near you, see if you can visit it during your daily walk!
We live close by to Charles Dickens’ house in Bloomsbury.
We pass it when we walk to my baby brother’s nursery on the way to school. He lived there from 1837-1839. Charles Dickens is a superhero because he wrote lots of books. When he lived at this house he wrote Oliver Twist. His wife’s sister died of heart failure when they lived here , she was only 17. He had two children here and then they moved to a bigger house in Marylebone High Street where St Vincents is. The house in Bloomsbury is now a museum. When coronavirus is finished I am going to visit it with my mum.
Opposite my house in Wharton Street is another blue plaque because a famous woman called Amelia Edwards lived there.
She was an Egyptologist and a writer. She was born in 1831 and lived her when she was started to write books. She is a superhero because she travelled to Egypt and brought back lots of important things with her that have helped people learn more about ancient Egypt.
Wow! You live near some very impressive people!
Sophia I know exactly where the house that you describe is. I used to pass it a lot too.
Fenwick Ethel wanted to train people and to educate nurses to love and care for sick people. This lady reminds me of Florence Nightingale because she wanted to work as a nurse and train people and to teach those people to love and do the correct thing and wash their hands. She was born in 1857 and lived till 1947. She lived at 20 Upper Wimple Street in Westminster.
Mary Seacole was a hero who lived in Marylebone. She was born in 1805 and died in 14 May 1881 and she was a Jamaican nurse that helped soldiers in the Crimean war. She had a good education and developed an interest in medicine. When she was younger, she had always helped her mother with sick people and as she was a nurse too, she helped Mary Seacole learn about traditional Jamaican treatments. In 1836, she married a man and soon later, he died and that’s when she started caring the most for sick or injured people.
Isn’t it amazing Marisa and Sophie, how many nurses lived in Westminster!
Excellent research.
Douglas Macmillan
Born 1884 – died 1969 at the age of 84. He live in Somerset England. Founder of Macmillan Cancer Relief because his father died of cancer. He achieved a cancer charity to help people and the NHS. Blue plaque is at 15 Ranelagh Road in Pimlico London.
Miss, I will maybe go on a walk and see the blue plaque one day.
If you do, take a photo and then we can share it here! He founded such an important charity.
Roger Fenton was one of the best photographers of his time. He was best known for his photographs of the Crimean war, but he didn’t just take pictures of wounded soldiers who had severe ear infections. He took pictures of buildings, nature, and lots of other things. He was exactly 50 years old when he died (1819-1869). But most importantly, he lived around the corner from where I live, and produced his work in the house behind the one that has the blue plaque on it (that’s our house, in case you didn’t know)! That’s why we should have the blue plaque on our building!
Ah how exciting Rex! I wonder if he knew Florence Nightingale from his time during the Crimean War. It really should be your house with the blue plaque!
Wow Rex that’s so interesting. Imagine having a blue plaque on your house.
ARKWRIGHT, SIR RICHARD (1732-1792).
They live in Westminster.
Why are they famous? What makes them heroes?
John Lennon lived in 34 Montagu Square, a few doors from our house. He lived with Yoko Ono, a famous painter. John Lennon was a singer. He had a band. There were four of them in the band. The others were Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Together they were the Beatles. I love them so much because they were the first musical band that I ever heard that I really liked. My favourite songs are “I wanna hold your hand” and “Let it be”. John Lennon was shot in 1980 when he was only 40 by a very crazy person. It wasn’t the persons fault though. He had something very wrong with his brain. In one way it was his fault but in another it was not as he had a disease with his brain. I am sad that John isn’t alive because if he was he would still be playing loud and proud.
Ah! Is this why the Beatles are one of your favourite bands? That’s so exciting that you live near there.
Michael Friday (1791-1867) is my hero because without him we wouldn’t be able to have internet or electricity. He lived in 48 Blandford Street, Marylebone , London W1U 7HU , City of Westminster. It is very close to the school!
Great research Gabi! He really did help us lots.
Imagine a world without electricity Gabi!
Michael Faraday was born near London in 1791 and lived at 48 Blandford Street. He was not born to a rich family but still worked hard to become a scientist. He put a magnet into a coil and saw this made an electrical current. He worked out how to use electricity to make things move. Electricity powers the computer that I do my homework on and play busythings on.
Electricity is a wonderful invention! Well done Finley!
I live close to the former home of Sir Gerald Festus Kelly. He was a famous British painter and known for his portraits. I took a walk to look at his blue plaque which is at 117, Gloucester place in Marylebone.
He was born in London on 9 April 1879 and died on 5 January 1972 in Exmouth.
He travelled very much around the world visiting Spain, America, South Africa, and Burma. This inspired a series of paintings of Burmese dancers.
His portraits are on display at many galleries including the the Tate Gallery which holds seven of his works. He became a favourite painter of the Royal Family and was knighted in 1945 for his work.
Wow! He sounds like a fascinating artist!
You have taught me something Catherine. I had never heard of this painter. I’ll have to do some research on him. Thanks.
Hi Miss Carruthers
I looked at the Blue Plaque for Sir Francis Beaufort which is on Manchester St near the our school. He is famous for creating the Beaufort Wind Force Scale in 1805.
The scale describes the effects of wind from a light breeze all the way up to a hurricane!
I have painted the effects of a hurricane – it is number 12 on the scale.
Albert
Wow! Excellent work Albert! I love your painting.