Charles Rolls gets Blue Plaque
March 25, 2010 by Rob Powell
One of the co-founders of Rolls Royce received the honour of a blue plaque in Mayfair from English Heritage this week.
The plaque dedicated to Charles Rolls was unveiled on Monday at 14-15 Conduit Street, where Rolls worked between 1905 to 1910, by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.
Rolls was born in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square and went on to co-found the legendary car maker with Frederick Royce.
Rolls’ other contribution to the world of motoring was to be one of the founder members of the Automobile Club, which went onto become the RAC.
Blue Plaque Unveiled For Wendy Richard
July 5, 2009 by Rob Powell
The Heritage Foundation has unveiled a blue plaque in Mayfair to commemorate the life of the Eastenders actress, Wendy Richard MBE.
The plaque was unveiled at the Shepherd Tavern in Hertford Street, where she lived with her parents as a child. Many stars who have worked from Wendy Richard gathered at the unveiling today, including Todd Carty, David Croft OBE, Natalie Cassidy, Frank Thornton and Perry Fenwick.
Wendy Richard died in February of this year. Shortly after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she married her partner at the Chesterfield Hotel, also in Mayfair.