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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
Cambrian House. Built in 1854 for Thomas Spittle, who developed the Cambrian Foundry on a site later known as Spittle's Point. He also owned works on the east bank where three iron ships were launched.
Cambrian House, St John's Road, off Chepstow Road, Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom
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Copenhagen Fields from this site on 21st April 1834 thousands marched in support of the Tolpuddle martyrs who had been sentenced to transportation to Australia for forming a trade union
The Clocktower, Caledonian Park, Market Estate, Islington, London, United Kingdom
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The Eastgate. This was the site of the Eastern gateway of the Roman Fortress, part of which was incorporated into the medieval gate. The present arch was built 1768-9 at the expense of Richard, Earl Grosvenor. The clock above commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.
The Eastgate, Chester, United Kingdom
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Near this site at 69 High Street stood the first premises of The Essex Chronicle Newspaper First published on 10 August 1764
69 High Street, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #11215
First Baptist Church of Grapeland. As Baptists from surrounding rural communities began to move to the thriving railroad town of Grapeland, the need for a Baptist church in town led to the establishment of this congregation in 1891. Services were held in the public school until 1909 when a frame building was completed. Destroyed by fire in 1948, it was replaced in 1949. Many community leaders and their descendants were members of this church, which has sustained a full-time pastor since 1924. The church was instrumental in establishing a mission to the area in 1986 and continues to serve the public. #11215
402 W. Chestnut, Grapeland, TX, United States
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On this track the LNER Streamline Pacific locomotive Sir Ralph Wedgwood was destroyed during an air raid on the night of 28/29 April 1942 nearby class B16 No. 925 was also destroyed. This plaque was placed in remembrance by the Gresley Society on the fiftieth anniversary 29 April 1992
, York, United Kingdom
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Боевая дружина рабочих Московско-Казанской железной дороги принимала активное участие в баррикадных боях в декабре 1905 года.
English translation: Combat Druzhina of the Moscow-Kazan Railway workers took an active part in barricade battles in December 1905. [AWS Translate]
Komsomolskaya Square, 2, Moscow, Russia
Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. North West District in cooperation with Indiana State Highway Commission
I-65 Truck Stop, De Motte, IN, United States
Battersea Park 1864 9th January 1864 site of the first match of association football
Battersea Park, London, United Kingdom
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John Baskerville 1706-1775 printer, publisher and founder of the Baskerville Press lived in a house formerly standing on this site
Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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To commemorate the landing of King William III at this pier on 14th. June 1690
Harbour, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom
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