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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
ამ სახლში 1953-2007 წწ. ცხოვრობდა ტექნიკურ მეცნიერებათა დოქტორი პროფესორი ბორის თურქია
English translation: 1953-2007 in this house. Lived Doctor of Technical Sciences Profesor Boris Turkey [AWS Translate]
3 Pekini Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Captain Laurence Oates 1880-1912 Antarctic explorer lived here
309 Upper Richmond Road, London, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #11233
Evergreen Cemetery. A rural community of farming families once existed in this area. Known as Evergreen, it was named for the numerous evergreen trees in the vicinity. A small school and church building provided a gathering place for the community. Land given for the school in 1879 by early settlers R.T. and Susan Lively also became the site of a community graveyard. The earliest known burial to occur here was that of Philip Pipkin (1817-1886). Others interred in the cemetery include descendants of the Lively and other pioneer families. #11233
?, Grapeland, TX, United States
1580 This plaque was unveiled by H.R.H. Duke of Gloucester G.C.V.O. On the 21st June 1980 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the granting to the City of Gloucester the status of a port by royal charter dated 20th June 1580. 1980
Gloucester Quay, Gloucester, United Kingdom
A. J. Cronin 1896-1981 Scottish Novelist and General Practitioner practised in this house 1926-1930.
152 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom
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ამ სახლში 1941-1985 წ.წ. ცხოვრობდა გამოჩენილი მეცნიერი, საქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემიის აკადემიკოს-დამფუძნებელი არნოლდ სტეფანეა ძე ჩიქობავა В этом доме с 1941-1985 г.г. жил выдающийся учёный, академик-учредитель Академий наук Грузинской ССР Арнольд Степанович Чикобава
English translation: In this house 1941-1985. The so-called Arnold Stepanea Chikobava lived an outstanding scientist, academic-founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR в éтомы домес 1941-1985 Г .Г. zhиллвыдаывыеийся уцыный, академик-уchредедитетеливиемий науk Грусинсой ССР Арнольдемий IKOBAVA [AWS Translate]
19 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Elizabeth Allan (1910-1990) film and stage star lived here
Courtenay Tye, Courtenay Terrace, Hove, United Kingdom
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The Coal Hole The Original Coal Hole was located in a cellar in fountain court a few yards from our present establishment. Its name seems to have derived from the coal heavers who worked nearby on the river thames. Edmund Kean, one of the biggest theatrical stars of his day, founded the wolf club at the coal hole. The story was that it was established for oppressed husbands who were not allowed to sing in the bath. The reality was an excuse for heavy drinking in the company of loose women Kean collapsed on stage in 1833 and died later. The old coal hole was demolished in 1889 and this building opened in 1904, briefly called the new strand wine lodge.
91-92 Strand, London, United Kingdom
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In this old King's Arms Tavern the Ancient Order of Druids was revived 28th November 1781. This commemorative plaque was placed here on the 150th anniversary by the A. O. D.
The King’s Arms, 23 Poland Street, Soho, W1, London, United Kingdom
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Nevada Historical Marker #105
Golconda. Golconda, a one-time Utah territory mining town and a landmark on the California Emigrant Trail, was famous for its hot springs. The Hot Springs Hotel was a swanky resort with doctors on staff.n 1868, Golconda became an ore shipping station on the new Central Pacific Railroad. Renewed mining activity in 1897 resulted in the building of the narrow gauge Golconda and Adelaide Railroad south to the Adelaide mine. Golconda grew to 500 inhabitants by 1899, but the next year the mine and mill closed and railroad service ceased.
Old Highway 40, Golconda, NV, United States