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Plaque Of The Day
Simon says, "This plaque in Soho's Greek Street is designed and coloured like Wedgwood ceramics; a favourite of my Mother's when growing up."
Place Of The Day
Norwich, United Kingdom
Norwich has a long history. It has been a city since 1094. From the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, Norwich was the largest city in England after London and one of the most important. This is refelected in its plaques.
Most-viewed plaques
In the last 11 years, between 20 May 2009 to 6 Jan 2021, Open Plaques had 4,530,517 page views from 1,234,480 users. Some were triggered by internet memes such as Steve Ullathorne's 2012 image of a George Orwell plaque with a CCTV camera next to it. Others, such as those for Alan Turing, were probably triggered by an anniversary and campaign for recognition.
- George Orwell 1903-1950 novelist & political essayist lived here (19526 page views)
- Jacob von Hogflume 1864-1909 Inventor of time travel. lived here in 2189 (15077 page views)
- George Orwell 1903-1950 novelist and political essayist lived here (6390 page views)
- Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970 guitarist and songwriter lived here 1968-1969 (5714 page views)
- Alan Turing 1912-1954 founder of computer science and cryptographer, whose work was key to breaking the wartime Enigma codes, lived and died here. (4085 page views)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930 creator of Sherlock Holmes lived here 1891-1894 (3846 page views)
- Alan Turing 1912-1954 code breaker lived here from 1945-1947 (3679 page views)
- This building housed the offices of Charles Dickens' magazine 'All The Year Round' and his private apartments 1859-1870 (3339 page views)
- Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976 detective novelist and playwright lived here 1934-1941 (3027 page views)
- The Peterloo Massacre. On 16th August 1819, a peaceful rally of 60,000 pro-democracy reformers, men, women and children was attacked by armed cavalry resulting in 15 deaths and over 600 injuries. (3006 page views)
recently photographed plaques
Texas Historical Marker #08584
Grimes County. On road used 1690 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. In 1821 Andrew Millican began settlement. Henry Fanthorp opened his inn 1834, a post office 1835. Kenneth Anderson, last Vice-President, Republic of Texas, died at Fanthorp's, 1845. After his burial here town was named for him. County created and organized 1846. Named in honor of Jesse Grimes (1788-1866), a signer of Declaration of Independence and member of Congress, Republic of Texas. Anderson was made the county seat. During Civil War, 1861-1865, had a gun factory, furnished troops, food, cotton. #8584
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Bardon Hill Stables. This former stables and coach house was built in 1873-5. In 1902 it was lavishly rebuilt by Thomas Winn for Bardon Hill's new occupant the millionaire race-horse owner Joseph Pickersgill, bookmaker to Edward VII when Prince of Wales. It was renovated and converted to luxury apartments in 2002.
Weetwood Lane, LS16, Leeds, United Kingdom
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12 Court Barton. Ralph Reader CBE, Broadway and West End theatrical impresario, creator of the Scout and royal Air Force ‘Gang Shows’ was born in this house on 25 May 1903.
12 Court Barton, Crewkerne, United Kingdom
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30 yrs Hammersmith Community Gardens 1984-2014 Growing Plants Growing People Growing Communities
Godolphin Road, Shepherds Bush, London, United Kingdom
Arments authentic pies, eels and mash. Serving Walworth and London since 1914.
7 Westmoreland Road, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
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1729 Richard Churcher bequeathed money to establish this college in Petersfield to train boys in mathematics and navigation, for apprenticeship to the East India Company. The College moved to its present site on Ramshill in 1881.
College Street, Petersfield, United Kingdom
St. Mary's Chapel. Built in 12th Century; enlarged in 14th. A place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages; sold by Edward VI to Newcastle in 1549. After having many owners, it was returned to Newcastle by Lord Armstrong in 1883.
Reid Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
King George V 1865-1936 Bequeathed the title of Regis on the town after convalescing here in 1929
Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, United Kingdom
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Site of Briton Brush Works (Formerly S.D.Page and Sons Ltd.) From 1890 to 1985 this brush factory employed a large number of the townspeople.
Briton Way, Wymondham, United Kingdom
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The First General Strike, 1842 Originated in this area, beginning as a movement of resistance to the imposition of wage cuts in the mills, also known as the 'Plug Riots' it spread to involve nearly half a million workers throughout Britain and represented the biggest single exercise of working class strength in nineteenth century Britain.
Town Hall Frontage, Waterloo Road, Stalybridge, United Kingdom
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To commemorate the sesquicentenary of the death of William Wordsworth at Rydal Mount
Rydal Mount, Rydal, United Kingdom
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