Petition · past parliament
A Blue Plaque for Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair at Queen Anne’s Gate in London.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
He ran MI6 for 16 years and established with his own money the codebreaking unit at Bletchley Park that altered the course of the war. The plaque should be located at Queen Anne’s Gate in central London, which was his official residence and linked to MI6’s headquarters by a tunnel.
He ran MI6 from 1923 until his death in 1939, having put in place the Special Operations Executive that was behind a campaign of sabotage in German-occupied territory.
A year before the war he bought Bletchley Park for £6,000 as a wartime intelligence station, realising that base outside London was critical with war looming. It is estimated that the intelligence produced at Bletchley Park shortened the war by between two and four years.
A year before the war he bought Bletchley Park for £6,000 as a wartime intelligence station, realising that base outside London was critical with war looming. It is estimated that the intelligence produced at Bletchley Park shortened the war by between two and four years.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The London Blue Plaque scheme is the responsibility of English Heritage, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You can find out how to propose a new plaque here:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/propose-a-plaque/
You can find out how to propose a new plaque here:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/propose-a-plaque/
Timeline
| 12 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.