• Continue along Tufton Street before turning right into Great Peter Street…

• Turn left into Cowley Street where you will see the next plaque…

Sir John Guilgud was a famous British actor and stage director who lived here at number 16 for many years. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of this trio of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century.   ///shall.flag.became

• Continue around Cowley Street into Barton Street where there are two further blue plaques…

T. E. Lawrence, popularly known as ’Lawrence of Arabia’, lived at number 14. Before the first World War he was a British archaeologist, who then went on to became a military officer, diplomat, and writer. He was renowned for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. His ability to describe the excitement and passions of his wartime actions vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia—a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities.   ///those.donor.cloak

Lord Reith, the first Director-General of the British Broadcasting Company, lived here at number 6 Barton Street. He established the public-service model of the BBC which survives to this day.   ///drama.carbon.given