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Plaque Of The Day
Peter Cook and The Establishment (club) green plaque
Jez says, "I like this one because it has an unusual role on it. When I do a presentation about openplaques there is a slide showing lots of roles, and people always notice 'only twin'."
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
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Home of John and Jennie Wyse Power from 1899 to 1909 Ar an láthair seo síníodh forógra na poblachta. The Proclamation of the Republic was signed on this site in April 1916 [full inscription unknown]
21 Henry Street, Dublin, Ireland
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Hollis Hall Built by the Province of The Massachusetts Bay In New England, in 1763 Named in honor of Thomas Hollis of London, Merchant, and other members of the same family, constant and generous benefactors of Harvard College from 1719 to 1804 Used as Barracks by Colonial Troops in 1775-76
Hollis Hall, Harvard Square, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
22 Craven Street formerly 81 Craven Street C T Hewitt & Sons watch manufacturers 1896 1909 formerly Charles Flint watch manufacturer 1876 1886
22 Craven Street, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Hier wohnte Chaja Moses Jg. 1890 Deportiert 27.11.1941 Riga Ermordet 30.11.1941
English translation:
Wullenweberstr. 11, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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The Voice of Cricket JOHN ARLOTT 1914-1991 Poet, writer and broadcaster. Born in Basingstoke, he was a pupil here at Fairfields from 1920 to 1926 and first saw cricket being played on May's Bounty opposite. "The child is a father to the man"
Fairfields School, Council Road, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Trevor Storer (1930-2013) Baker and Entrepreneur. Creator of the famous Pukka Pie. Baked his first pies at this Bakehouse in 1963
The Hollow, Earl Shilton, United Kingdom
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The first Great Western station with broad gauge track opened on 23 October 1847 very close to this site. The track was converted to standard gauge in 1872. Later the station was rebuilt with an imposing porte-cochere entrance on St James' Square, and opened on 9 September 1894. From 1923 the "Cheltenham Spa Express" (The Cheltenham Flyer) to Paddington departed from this station. Closure came after the last train arrived on 1 January 1966.
Front entrance Waitrose store, Honeybourne Way, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Texas Historical Marker #03687
Old Atascosa County Jail. County officials rented a small Jourdanton house for a jail in 1911 after the county seat was moved here from Pleasanton in 1910. A proposal to build a new jail with cells from the old Pleasanton structure was rejected and this reinforced-concrete, brick-clad building with new steel cells was authorized in 1915. This site was purchased that year from W.M. Abernethy (1851-1931), who had served as County Judge from 1901 to 1912. The architect of the 1912 Courthouse, Henry T. Phelps (1881-1945) of San Antonio, was chosen to supervise erection of the jail. The Southern Structural Steel Company of San Antonio was awarded the $20,000 construction contract. An electic blend of architectural elements was highlighted with crenelated towers and hood molds outlining the windows. The first floor housed offices and living quarters for Sheriffs and their families, provided from 1916 to 1959. A gallows room was built on the second floor, though its trap door was never sprung for execution. Standard and specialized cells were partitioned on the second and third floors. Additions were built in 1974, with bricks and detailing carefully matching original patterns. A new jail was built to replace this building in 1982. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986. #3687
711 Broadway, Jourdanton, TX, United States
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House created around 1900 in the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement, with its distinctive exterior, chimneys and stained glass. Private property - view from road only.
Crathie, Turnpike Close, Balsall Common, United Kingdom
This building was erected by devoted friends of the late Alexander George Davey M.D.,J.P., to commemorate his noble and untiring work in aid of the sick and needy in this town 1902.
60 Monkton Street, Ryde, United Kingdom
Hier wohnte Ida Kornberg geb. Lilienstern Jg. 1884 deportiert 15.12.1941 Riga 1944 Stutthof ermordet
English translation: Ida Kornberg née Lilienstern lived here. 1884 deported 15.12.1941 Riga 1944 Stutthof murdered [AWS Translate]
Bödekerstraße 82, Hannover, Germany