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Plaque Of The Day
Jez says, "This plaque has an interesting design, undertaken by Danny Osborne, well known for his internationally acclaimed sculpture of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square in Dublin. The spiral symbol on the plaques was selected for its universal and elegant form in science and engineering."
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
"Mr Sapsea's" house. "Edwin Drood". "Uncle Pumblechook's" premises. "Great Expectations"
High Street, Rochester, United Kingdom
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Thomas Paine 1737-1809 author of The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason excise officer Alford 1764-1765 at customs office on this site
Windmill Hotel, 10 Market Place, Alford, United Kingdom
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Catherine Helen Spence 1825 - 1910 Australian social and political reformer writer and preacher who worked for children lived here between 1825 and 1839
Townhouse Hotel, Market Square, Melrose, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #09417
The American National Bank of Terrell. The city of Terrell was founded in 1873. C. M. Bivens, John H. Corley, and F. A. Waters opened a private bank here in 1875. In 1878, Asa Holt replaced Waters as one of the owners. Later the enterprise became the Bivens and Corley Bank and moved to this site. A second financial institution, the Childress Brothers' Bank, was founded in 1876. Col. Jim Harris, who bought an interest in 1882, acquired the Childress bank in 1885 and the Bivens and Corley Bank in 1887, merging them as the Harris Bank. Also in that year, the town acquired a federally chartered bank, the First National. Oscar B. Colquitt (1861-1940), later to be governor of Texas, was one of its founders. At the death of Col. Harris in 1895, A. J. Childress, John H. Corley, and seven other citizens bought the Harris estate and formed Harris National Bank. One of the directors was the railroad magnate Edward H. R. Green, son of the noted financier Hetty Green. In 1903 the Harris National was renamed American National Bank. When the depression of the 1930s strained the town's resources, the two national banks were merged. As of 1976, the American National Bank is the oldest and largest financial institution in Kaufman County. #9417
102 W. Moore Ave., Terrell, TX, United States
Richard Dadd 1817-1886 painter lived here
15 Suffolk Street, Westminster, SW1, London, United Kingdom
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5 (18) мая 1917 на нашем заводе (быв. главные ж.д. мастерские) создан первый в городе кружок революционной молодежи
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Mashzavod, Kaluga, Russia
Tässä talossa syntyi Suomen kolminkertainen pääministeri ja metsätyyppiopin kehittäjä Aimo Kaarlo Cajander huhtikuun 4 päivänä 1879
English translation: This house was born Aimo Kaarlo Cajander, the three-time Prime Minister of Finland and developer of forest type doctrine, on 4 April 1879 [AWS Translate]
Ylinenkatu 20, Uusikaupunki, Finland
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Hier wohnte Klothilde Schindler geb. Stern jg. 1894 Deportiert 2.3.1943 Ermordet in Auschwitz
English translation: Klothilde Schindler
Albrechtstraße 38, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany
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The Lost Pubs of Bishop's Castle #37
The Owl Inn c1732-c1804
24 Market Square, Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
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This restored station was opened by Peter Gadd, Chairman of Wellingborough Civic Society on 14th May 1986.
Wellingborough Railway Station, Midland Road, Wellingborough, United Kingdom
In April 1915 the first Zeppelin Air Raid on Bury destroyed much of this building. A total of 7 local people died in Zeppelin attacks in 1916.
50 St Andrew's Street South, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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