Row over honour for pioneering stripper

Phyllis Dixey, pioneering burlesque dancer that brought striptease to the West End of London (Getty Images)

Plans to honour the first stripper to appear in London with a blue plaque have met resistance from residents of her former home.

English Heritage had planned to commemorate Phyllis Dixey, a pioneering burlesque dancer who is credited with bringing striptease to the West End of London during the Second World War, with a plaque outside her home in Surbiton.

But residents of Wentworth Court, whose permission is required, have objected to its wording, which reads: "Phyllis Dixey 1914 to 1964. Striptease Artiste lived here in flat number 5."

English Heritage said negotiations were continuing.