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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)
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В 1941-1942 гг. в г.Минске по ул. Советской, в доме №6, в помещении аптеки, находилась конспиративная квартира минских подпольщиков, которую содержал Г.Г. Фалевич / казнен фашистами в сентябре 1942 г. /
English translation: In the years of 1945, in Minsk on the street. Sovetskaya, in the house №6, in the premises of the pharmacy, there was a safe apartment of Minsk underground workers, which was kept by G.G. Falevich/executed by the Nazis in September 1942.
17 Savieckaja vulica, Minsk, Belarus
Kentucky Historical Marker #1151
St. Paul's Church. For a century and a quarter, a St. Paul's Episcopal Church has stood on this corner. Since 1871, the bell in the towering spire atop this native stone church has rung for services. Here worshipped Gen. James Taylor, War of 1812; Henry Stanbery, who defended President Andrew Johnson at his impeachment trial, 1868; Brent Spence, 37 yrs. in Congress, a lifetime member.
Newport, across from Courthouse, US 27 South, ,
Памятная доска Андрею Мамонову
English translation: Commemorative plaque to Andrey Mamonov [AWS Translate]
ул. Курчатова, 1, Черняховский городской округ, г. Черняховск, Russia
Rapidly expanding trade necessitated the construction of Junction Dock, completed in 1829 and renamed Princes Dock in 1854, to link Queen's Dock and Humber Dock. The designer and engineer was James Walker.
Ask restaurant, Hull, United Kingdom
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Archibald Simpson architect 1790-1847 a pioneer of civic design in this his native city
Bon-Accord Square, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Headingley Rugby Ground. Has been in constant use since 1890, the first game being Leeds v Manningham on 20th September. It was the venue for the first Challenge Cup Final, Batley v St. Helens, on 24th April 1897. The first ever Test Match between the Northern Union and New Zealand All Golds was played here on 25th January 1908.
St Michael's Lane, Leeds 6., Leeds, United Kingdom
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Wilkie Collins 1824-1889 novelist stayed here during the 1870s
14 Nelson Crescent, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
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Near this place William Dockwra founded the London Penny Post in 1680
Lime Street, EC3, London, United Kingdom
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Porto World Heritage #91
Torre e Palácio dos Terenas [full inscription unknown]
English translation:
, Porto, Portugal
Kentucky Historical Marker #1822
Trimble County Jail. Old stone jail erected ca. 1850 on site of original jail; second story added in 1899. For some 133 years, until 1983, this building was a physical symbol of law and order in Trimble County. Its most noted prisoner, ardent abolitionist Delia Webster, was incarcerated here briefly during 1854. The jail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Courthouse Square, US 42, Bedford, KY, United States
Martin Snape 1852-1930 In this house lived and worked Gosport's well known landscape painter
Forton Road, Gosport, United Kingdom
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The Rydings. Built c1841 as a private house and converted to a free library in 1898 for Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Alderman Smith added the art gallery in 1907
Brighouse Library, Halifax Road, Brighouse, United Kingdom