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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 #14669
Davis, Lt. Col. George A., Jr.. One of six sons who served in the military, George A. Davis, Jr. was born in Dublin in 1920 to Pearl (Love) and George Davis. He enlisted as an aviation cadet at Lubbock in Mar. 1942. Davis was among the first P-47 Thunderbolt pilots, flying hundreds of missions during World War II. In the Korean War, he was a leading Ace in the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. On Feb. 10, 1952, Davis led an F-86 SabreJet Combat Aerial Patrol near the Manchurian border. He shot down two attacking MIG-15s before his plane took a direct hit and crashed south of the Yalu River. Already highly decorated, Davis posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor and promotion to Lt. Colonel for his final heroic actions. (2008) #14669
206 West Blackjack St., Dublin, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #13920
Old Dimmitt Building. Associated with Texas pioneers, businessmen, statesmen, writers. Erected 1901 as a hotel by P.H. Dimmitt & Co. Later occupied by mercantile stores -- meeting place for families and friends from Williamson County communities. Georgetown's first movie house, then auto agency; later a drug store, dental office, bus depot. Remodelled 1960 by Georgetown Savings & Loan Association, preserving Spanish arches, columns, and turrets of native stone. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 #13920
801 N Main, Georgetown, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #01364
Earth. Before white men entered this region in late 19th century, nomadic Apache, Comanche, and Kiowa Indians followed the buffalo from water hole to water hole. A favorite Indian camp was at a spring (5 miles west), near which the Springlake headquarters of the XIT Ranch were located in the 1890s. William Electious Halsell (1850-1934) purchased Springlake Division in 1901. Halsell and his son, Ewing Halsell (1877-1965), established the 300,00-acre Mashed O Ranch in 1902. When the economic base of the High Plains began to shift from ranching to farming, and other large ranches were being sold for the plow, the Halsells, in 1923, offered a portion of their land for sale to new settlers. Sale of fertile rangelands attracted many farmers from the midwest, where land prices were soaring. The Halsell family selected this site for a new settlement in August 1924, built a hotel, cotton gin, and school, and named it, "Fairlawn". When the post office opened in 1925, the names "Fairlawn" and "Tulsa" were rejected, and "Earth" chosen. Marshall Kelley was appointed first postmaster. Earth soon had several churches and business enterprises. Earth was incorporated in 1946, and continues to... (1973) #1364
US 70, Earth, TX, United States
ამ სახლში 1969 - 1999 წწ. ცხოვრობდა და მოღვანეობდა საქართველოს სახალხო მხატვარი რუსუდან ჯავრიშვილი
English translation: In this house 1969 - 1999. People's Artist of Georgia Rusudan Javrishvili lived and worked [AWS Translate]
10 Mikheil Tamarashvili Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Texas Historical Marker #08516
First United Methodist Church of Terrell. The Rev. J. W. Fields (1817-1886) organized this church in 1873, the same year the Texas & Pacific Railroad opened a station at the Terrell townsite. A frame church was built and the Sunday School started in 1877. In 1900, when the membership had grown to 495, a larger brick edifice replaced the first sanctuary. This fellowship helped support Wesley College, located here from 1905 to 1911, and built the City Tabernacle, site of public gatherings from 1905 to 1915. Four sessions of the North Texas Methodist Conference have been hosted by this congregation. #8516
?, Terrell, TX, United States
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Green Tree Inn. In 1753, Benjamin Franklin stayed at inn on this site while he, Richard Peters, and Isaac Norris treated with Indians. Hamilton and Knox, members of Washington's cabinet, lodged here in 1794.
S. Hanover St. between Pomfret & High Sts., Carlisle, PA, United States
Subjects
Le 22 aout 1944 dans cet immeuble, Jean Thill, d'origine Luxembourgeoise, engage volontaire aux Corps Francs du 10eme arrondissement, trouva une mort glorieuse a l'age de 26 ans en combattant pour la liberation de Paris.
English translation: On 22 August 1944 in this building, Jean Thill, of Luxembourgish origin, volunteered to the Corps Francs of the 10th arrondissement, found a glorious death at the age of 26 while fighting for the liberation of Paris. [AWS Translate]
96 rue René Boulanger, Paris, France
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan FRS (1828-1914) Chemist, physicist and inventor of the incandescent light bulb which he first demonstrated at a public lecture here on 3 February 1879. Nearby Mosley Street was the first street in the world to be lit by such electric bulbs.
The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Subjects
The Crown Inn public house, comprising a two-storey building (at the corner of Finkle Street) and an adjoining three-storey property, with a yard at the rear, has long been a fixture on Knaresborough's main street. A 1950 sketch shows that each building had a ground floor shop. The one nearest Finkle Street was once a hairdresser's, while the other was a confectioner's. In the early 20th century, the two-storey building was rebuilt. During the 19th century, The Crown Inn was one of the town's three principal inns and also a posting house. These premises were refurbished by J D Wetherspoon and reopened in March 2014
71-75 High Street, Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Здесь в здании Калужской областной филармонии с 1983 года по 2008 год работал заслуженный деятель искусств РФ Евгений Михайлович Тришин
English translation:
Lenin street, 60, Kaluga, Russia
On 9th July 1913, King George V and Queen Mary visited this house [full inscription unknown]
43 Market Street, Shawforth, United Kingdom
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