South Kensington in Kensington and Chelsea in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Vanessa Bell

1879–1961

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026

1. Vanessa Bell Marker

Inscription.
Vanessa
Stephen

Vanessa Bell
1879–1961
Artist

Born and lived here
until 1904

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 51° 29.979′ N, 0° 10.879′ W. Marker is in Kensington and Chelsea, England, in Greater London. It is in South Kensington. It is on Hyde Park Gate south of Kensington Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington and Chelsea, England SW7 5DH, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in London

and 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: Sir Leslie Stephen (here, next to this marker); Virginia Woolf (here, next to this marker); Sir Winston Churchill (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Sir Jacob Epstein (within shouting distance of this marker); Enid Bagnold (within shouting distance of this marker); Benny Hill (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Robert Baden-Powell (about 150 meters away); Holy Trinity Church (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kensington and Chelsea.

Also see . . . Bell, Vanessa (Modern British Art Gallery).

Vanessa Stephen was the eldest daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Jackson (1846’1895). Her parents lived at 22 Hyde Park Gate, Westminster, London, and Vanessa lived there until 1904...After the deaths of her mother in 1895 and her father in 1904, Vanessa sold 22 Hyde Park Gate and moved to Bloomsbury with Virginia and brothers Thoby (1880’1906) and Adrian (1883’1948), where they met and began socialising with the artists, writers and intellectuals who would come to form the Bloomsbury Group.

(Submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. blue plaque

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026

2. Vanessa Bell Marker

This plaque is the middle marker, located adjacent to an official plaque for her father, Sir Leslie Stephen, and an unofficial plaque for her sister, Virginia Woolf.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.