Talk:List of English Heritage blue plaques in London

Suggestions

Good work on this list. I'd like to see it done for blue plaque schemes in other parts of the country. I have a few suggestions, which I'll bullet-point for brevity:

• The page is long, please consider splitting it.
• Links should not be used in sub-headings; not least because they make it impossible to expand sections in our mobile web view. I've removed the first couple to demonstrate how the link may still be included.
• Please consider adding coordinates, using {{Coord}} underneath the location, or in a separate column (I've done the former for the first plaque, again by way of demonstration).
• Consider adding a link to the relevant entry at Open Plaques, using {{Openplaque short}}, either under the image or in a separate column, again, I've done this for the first entry.
• Use a template for each table row. This has several advantages, including consistent presentation between articles, and emitting machine-readable metadata. For examples, see {{EH listed building row}} or {{Public art row}}. If you're happy to do this, let me know and I'll create the template for you.

Once these are done, I think the article(s) should be nominated as featured list(s). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:52, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I intend to split off Camden, K+C and Westminster when done as these comprise c.600 of the 800 odd plaques. Thanks for your mobile suggestions, this is vital. Coordinates will be slowly done, and do show me an example of the table row template, that would look awesome. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:29, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

See {{Plaque table row}}; very much work in progress. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:19, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

> I'd like to see it done for blue plaque schemes in other parts of the country
Each plaque scheme (not all of them are blue) should have a separate page on Wikipedia. It would get too complicated if you tried to mix different plaques all on a single page. They can all cross reference to each other of course or can all reference a common article listing all of the schemes. See List of blue plaques as an example of how a combined page can get -- SteveCrook (talk) 21:54, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Camden

Actually I don't think that it helps to split out Camden and other boroughs with a lot of plaques. Now users can't just search one page for an address or a name. They have to know which borough the plaque is in -- SteveCrook (talk) 00:10, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Hmmmm. Ideally there would be a link on every recipients main article to the list, which would then contain the address. "X is commemorated by an [Eng Het BP] at X where they lived" An astonishing 626 of the plaques are in just three boroughs.Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:08, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that should be done as well. But what about if I was on a bus or in a taxi and noticed a blue plaque? I might be able to read the name but not know exactly where we were or I might know which road we were in but not have been able to read the name on the plaque. I think it would be better if there was just one page where I could search for all names and all addresses -- SteveCrook (talk) 11:34, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

I've quite been in that situation myself. I'll put them all together when I finish K+C and Westminster and see what the FA list reviewers say. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 11:58, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Progress

90 images required on this page, and everyone bar one needs a coordinate, for which I can't find a quick method yet. Great work so far everybody :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 17:32, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

28 left...Someone buy @Spudgun67: a drink and organise a parade outside English Heritage's headquarters for them. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 23:55, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

22 to go. I do miss my amateur pictures though. What adventures we had! Gareth E. Kegg (talk) 14:42, 11 January 2016 (UTC)