Battersea in Wandsworth in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Jeanie Senior

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 28, 2026

1. Jeanie Senior Marker

Inscription.
Jeanie Senior
1828-1877
First Woman Civil Servant

Lived in Elm House on this site

Erected 2025 by The Battersea Society, FDA.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Women.

Location. 51° 27.888′ N, 0° 9.646′ W. Marker is in Wandsworth, England, in Greater London. It is in Battersea. It is at the intersection of Lavender Hill and Theatre Street, on the right when traveling west on Lavender Hill. The marker is attached to the side of the Battersea Arts Centre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Theatre Street, Wandsworth, England SW11 5TG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Charlotte Despard (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Shapurji Saklatvala (about 90 meters away); George Alfred Henty (about 210 meters away); John Walter (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Burns (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Clapham Common (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The London and South Western (approx. half a kilometer away); The Falcon (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wandsworth.

Also see . . . Plaque unveiled in memory of first female civil servant (Civil Service World, July 8, 2025). Excerpt:

A plaque has been unveiled at Battersea Arts Centre in an honour of Britain’s first female civil servant Jeanie Senior.

Senior became the first female civil servant in 1873, when she was appointed as an inspector of the education of girls in pauper schools and workhouses.

… her report into pauper schools – published in January 1874 – “caused a public furore with a lengthy (and, on her opponents’ side, a very ungentlemanly) battle with the vested interests of the ‘workhouse establishment’, carried out largely through the letters columns of The Times where she
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 28, 2026

2. Jeanie Senior Marker - wide view
was referred to as “that woman”.

(Submitted on March 28, 2026.)

Additional keywords. Blue plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.