David Ben-Gurion Blue Plaque

You are standing before 75 Warrington Crescent, a quintessential Maida Vale town house defined by its Regency style and white stucco facade. This building is marked by an English Heritage blue plaque commemorating David Ben-Gurion, the primary founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. During the tumultuous year of 1940, while German bombs fell on London, Ben-Gurion resided in this house as a guest of Arthur Lourie, who would later become an Israeli ambassador. Even as the Blitz intensified and air-raid sirens sounded across the city, Ben-Gurion famously refused to seek safety in the local shelters. He spent his time here observing the British response to the war, frequently writing to his wife about his profound admiration for the resilience and level-headedness of the British public during their darkest hour.