Blue Plaques of London

As you walk around London you notice blue plaques on the sides of certain buildings. The plaques have, since 1867, been placed on buildings to honor great people who lived or worked on that spot.
We didn't realize the importance of the area we were staying in until we started seeing the blue plaques all around us. Here are a few of the persons in our temporary hood:

Mark Twain stayed here from 1896-97

Bram Stoker of Dracula fame

and Mr. Oscar Wilde

Wouldn't it be fun to have all these people walking around the square at the same time? What interesting converstions one would overhear!