Openplaques
Open Plaques

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    Pandora Gallery film cell plaque in Brighton
    "The Pandora Gallery plaque is one that I must have walked past a hundred times and never seen. It is on Brighton seafront and has been battered by the sea winds until you can hardly see the writing. " - Jez
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    The Trust School By A.D. 1260 there is evidence of a school in Yardley. The Masters were Monks from Maxstone Priory. This present building probabl...
  2. Plaque inscription

    Cadbury World No 1 Lodge This building is known as No. 1 Lodge and is one of a number of entrances into the factory. It was built in 1889 as part...