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Plaque Of The Day
Edith Margaret Garrud green plaque
Jez says, "We have a great picture to go with the plaque unveiling. All the female descendants of Edith Garrud were there."
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
The world-renowned Scottish delicacy Deep Fried Mars Bar was first thought of here in the summer is of 1992 at the Carron Fish Bar
The Carron Fish Bar, Stonehaven, United Kingdom
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#Gracie Fields Appreciation Society
Dame Gracie Fields 1898 - 1979 9 Molesworth Street Gracie Fields was born 'Grace Stansfield' above the chip shop owned by her Grandmother, 'Chip Sarah', at 9 Molesworth Street on the 9th January 1898. The building has since been demolished
9 Molesworth Street, Rochdale, United Kingdom
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The Red Lion was an important 18th century inn on the Sheet to Portsmouth turnpike. Before the arrival of the railway to Petersfield in 1859, a horsedrawn bus left from here to take passengers to Alton station.
The Red Lion Hotel, College Street, Petersfield, United Kingdom
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This tablet, a tribute of personal respect and affection has been placed here to mark the spot where on the 15th of Sept 1830 the day of the opening of this rail road the Right Hon, William Huskisson MP singled out by the decree of inscrutable providence from the midst of the distinguished multitude that surrounded him. In the full pride of his talents and the perfection of his usefulness met with the accident that occasioned his death; Which deprived England of an illustrious statesman and Liverpool of its most honored representative which changed a moment of the noblest exultation and triumph that science and Genius had ever achieved into one of desolation and mourning: and striking terror into the hearts of assembled thousands, brought home to every bosom the forgotten truth that "in the midst of life we are in death."
Huskisson Memorial, cutting nr Parkside Road, Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom
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Emma lived here 2016-2018 Thanks to your donations, we've helped people like Emma overcome homelessness.
332-334 Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, London, United Kingdom
Hier wohnte Wilhelm Fahlbusch Jg. 1907 im Widerstand/ SPD verschleppt von SA 30.6.1933 Lokal Blume misshandelt Tot 8.7.1933
English translation: Here lived Wilhelm Fahlbusch Jg. 1907 in the Resistance / SPD abducted from SA 30.6.1933 Lokal Blume abused Tot 8.7.1933 [AWS Translate]
Cillienstraße 6, Hanover, Germany
Hier wohnte Hans Lachmann Jack Langham Jg. 1918 Flucht 1939 England
English translation: Here lived Hans Lachmann Jack Langham Jg. 1918 Escape 1939 England [AWS Translate]
Bahnhofsstraße 43, Stadthagen, Germany
Texas Historical Marker #05127
Stockton P. Donley. Star and Wreath County named honor Texas Confederate officer (1821 - 1871) Came to Texas from Kentucky 1846. District Attorney 1853. Enlisted private 7th Texas Infantry 1861. Made Lieutenant. Captured with regiment after bitter fight at Seige Fort Donelson Tennesse 1862. Prisoner war 9 months Camp Douglas, Illionios. When exchanged health so broken assigned post duty. Elected to State Supreme Court 1866. Because of Confederate service was removed 1867 by U.S. Military order. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 #5127
?, Clarendon, TX, United States
Edgar Allan Poe was here 1848-1849 reading poems, exploring the town, nurturing his friendship with Nancy Heywood Richmond ("Annie")
, Westford, MA, United States
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The Cinema From 1910, Charles Lovell ran a successful bicycle sales and repair business from these premises. In 1919, the shop and adjacent living accommodation were purchased by entrepreneur and benefactor Edward Colebred, and extended to the rear to provide the town with its first and only cinema 'The Palace'. Total seating, including the balcony, was 200. There was great excitement early 'silent' pictures were replaced by 'talkies' in 1934. With each successive proprietor the name was changed to 'The Devonian', 'The Scala' and latterly 'The Cinema' from 1946. The 1950's saw Ottery's Cinema in decline. The appeal of larger city picture houses, plus the growing popularity of TV, led to its final closure in 1959.
6 Jesu Street, Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
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Hans Goldmann [full inscription unknown]
English translation: Hans Goldmann
Schellendorffstr. 31, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
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Dr. Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) Scientist, Zionist leader and first president of the State of Israel (1948) lived in Manchester (1904-1917)
Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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