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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
Site of ancient scaffold Here the Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmerino suffered 18th August 1746
Trinity Square Gardens, London, United Kingdom
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В этом доме с 1913 по 1925 годы жил Чижевский Александр Леонидович 1897-1964 гг. известный советский ученый, профессор, один из основоположников космической биологии.
Moskovskaya street, 62, Kaluga, Russia
Hier wohnte Walter Matthes Jg. 1914 verhaftet 1939 Zuchthaus 'Vorbeugehaft' Tot 9.8.1943
English translation: Walter Matthe's Jg. 1914 arrested 1939 prison prison dead 9.8.1943 [AWS Translate]
Am Marstall 18, Hannover, Germany
This area, known as Little Germany was the centre of textile warehousing in late C19th, Bradford.
Park House, 57-59, Well Street, Bradford, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #05647
Vicinity of Indian Fight. On August 29, 1863, Indian riders (probably Comanches) coming north from Mason County, with stolen horses, were caught a mile east of Buffalo Gap by Lt. T. C. Wright and eleven state troopers. The outnumbered soldiers were forced to attack up a steep hill and the Indians, determined to keep the herd, fought stubbornly. Wright and his men - two with severe arrow wounds - finally gave up the unequal fight and the Indians escaped with the horses. A lone rider was sent under cover of night to Camp Colorado (45 miles southeast) to bring an ambulance for the wounded. (1968) #5647
Old Settlers Reunion Grounds, Vine and West St., Buffalo Gap, TX, United States
The Forward Prize 2011 Presented to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of Symphony Hall and its contribution to the cultural life of Birmingham
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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1889 Sheffield United F.C. formed. Bramall Lane stages the first lawn tennis tournament
Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane. Cherry Street., Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Admiral Sir George Somers Kt 1554-1610 Elizabethan seafarer, politician and military leader. As a merchant trader he flourished in Lyme Regis. Warring with the Spanish increased his wealth...
Broad Street, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom
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A.F. Sharman Crawford, 1862 - 1943. Brewer and benefactor. Endowed and built this building, the Sharman Crawford Technical Institute, in 1911.
Crawford College of Art & Design, Bishop Street, Cork, Ireland
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Hillside. Charles Darwin & family stayed here (Wells Terrace) while awaiting the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in autumn 1859. In the 20th century it became St Winifred's Maternity Home.
Crossbeck Road, Ilkley, United Kingdom
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Horsepond Lane, the Wayhure of 1268, the oldest recorded named street of Bridgwater
Horsepond Lane, Bridgwater, United Kingdom