Bob Marley’s London Home recieves Blue Plaque

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah unveils an English Heritage blue plaque for Bob Marley, at his home on Oakley Street in Battersea, London on Oct. 1, 2019.

The musician and songwriter Bob Marley has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at the west London address where he and his band the Wailers lived in 1977.

The Jamaican-born reggae star joins John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Mozart and other musicians and composers who have been honoured with a rare blue plaque.