Editing English Heritage (section)

==Blue plaque==
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[[Image:Blue plaque Hendrix.jpg|right|thumb|upright|An English Heritage [[blue plaque]], here marking the former London residence of guitarist [[Jimi Hendrix]] at 23 [[Brook Street]], London]]

English Heritage has administered the [[blue plaque]] scheme in [[London]] since 1986. The plaques mark buildings in the capital that were the homes of (or otherwise associated with) people of historical significance. The scheme remains the responsibility of English Heritage following the transfer to the [[voluntary sector]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/resources/articles/blue_plaques.html |title=The commemoration of historians under the blue plaque scheme in London |access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/6 |title= Local Government Act 1985, Schedule 2 Listed buildings, conservation areas and ancient monuments |access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref>

For a short period from 1998 English Heritage trialled plaques outside the Greater London area. Plaques were erected in [[Merseyside]], [[Birmingham]] and elsewhere; but the scheme was discontinued in 2005.

Many other plaques, sometimes informally described as "blue plaques", have been erected throughout the UK (including London) by town councils, district councils, civic societies, historical societies, fan clubs, companies, and individuals. These are not managed by and do not require approval from English Heritage. An open register is available at Open Plaques.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openplaques.org/|title=Open Plaques}}</ref>