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Plaque Of The Day
Jez says, "During the Civil War, Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke commanded Parliament forces in Warwickshire and Staffordshire. Many consider Greville to be the first victim of sniper fire."
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 Lost Pubs of Bishop's Castle #28
The Bull Inn c1742-1933
8 Bull Street, Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
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Mark Feld later known as Marc Bolan musician lived here 1947-1962
25 Stoke Newington Common, Clapton, London, United Kingdom
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В этом доме с 1925 по 1931 г. жил и работал русский писатель Андрей Белый (Борис Николаевич Бугаев) 1880 —1934 г.
English translation: From 1925 to 1931, Russian writer Andrey Bely (Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev) lived and worked in this house from 1880 to 1934. [AWS Translate]
Kuchino, 48A Pushkinskaya Ulitsa, Балашиха - Balashikha, Russia
The Old Fire Station / Hen Orsaf Tan This building was first used in 1901 by a Fire Brigade of 2 Officers and 10 Firemen. The Horse drawn engine was replaced in 1930 by the town's first motorised engine. Llangollen Fire Brigade left this building and moved to Regent Street in the 1960s. Defnyddiwyd yr adeilad yn gyntaf yn 1901 gan Frigad Dan o 2 swyddog a 10 o ymladdwyr tan. Tynnwyd y peiriant gan geffylod ond cymerwyd lle hwn yn 1930 gen y peiriant modur cyntaf yn y dre. Cadawodd Brigad Dan Llangollen yr adelled symudodd Fr safle presennol yn y 1960au.
English translation: The Old Fire Station/ Old Time Station This building was first used in 1901 by a Fire Brigade of 2 Officers and 10 Firemen. The Horse drawn engine was replaced in 1930 by the town's first motorized engine. Llangollen Fire Brigade left this building and moved to Regent Street in the 1960s. The building was first used in 1901 by a Dan Brigade of 2 officers and 10 tan fighters. The engine was pulled by a horse but this place was taken in 1930 gen the first motorized machine in the dre. Dan Llangollen Brigade retained the adelled Fr moved the current site in the 1960s. [AWS Translate]
Market Street Car Park - Market Street, Llangollen, United Kingdom
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James Gresham 1836-1914 railway engineer born in this house
Castle Gate, Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Hier wohnte Erna Wolff jg. 1884 Deportiert 14.12.1942 Ermordet in Auschwitz
English translation: Here lived Erna Wolff born 1884 deported 14.12.1942 murdered in Auschwitz
Heimstraße 23, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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Thomas Woolner RA Sculptor and poet lived here 1860 - 1892
29 Welbeck Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Disraeli Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-1880, worked in this building 1821-1824
6 Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, EC2, London, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #11374
Adren Anglin. (Feb. 14, 1796 - Jan. 10, 1865) Came to Texas from Kentucky in 1833. Helped build Fort Parker, Limestone County. He became a Texas Ranger, 1835. Furnished food and supplies to Texas Revolutionary army and received a headright in Henderson County. Married Phebe Parker. Recorded, 1968 #11374
?, Edom, TX, United States
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Hier wohnte Manfred Rosendorff JG. 1924 Flucht 1939 Holland Interniert Westerbork Deportiert 6.6.1943 Sobibor Ermordet 9.6.1943
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Roscherstr. 5, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
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ამ სახლში 1953-85 წ.წ. ცხოვრობდა ფილოსოფოსი და საზოგადო მოღვაწე გელა ბანძელაძე
English translation: In this house 1953-85. so called. Philosopher and public figure Gela Bandzeladze lived [AWS Translate]
4 Dimitri Uznadze Street, Tbilisi, Georgia