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Plaque Of The Day
Jez says, "Nancy Perriam had an amazing life! She served as a powder monkey (loading the guns) in Admiral Nelson's fleet at the battles of L'Orient, Cape St. Vincent and the Nile."
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)
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John Wright MBE (1905-1991) master puppeteer founded the Little Angel Theatre here in 1961
Dogmar Passage, London, United Kingdom
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Coney Mill existed by 1775. Until the mid 1830's
Chorley Road, Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
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1 Princes Street Early 19th century former premises of bookseller and printer William Porter, actuary of Yeovil's first savings bank.
Connells, 1 Princes Street, Yeovil, United Kingdom
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Hong Chengchou's Mansion This mansion is in located in No. 59, South Luogu Lane. Hong Chengchou (1593-1665), also named Yanyan and titled Hengjiu, born in Nan'an, PFujian Province, once lived here. He was one of the traitors in the late Ming Dynasty but a meritorious minister in conquering Central Plains for Qing Dynasty. In front of the original gate were standing two iron lions, drawing people's eyes. Covered with plush gable water ridge roof, the three existing north houses were built in the middle and lante Qing Dynasty, called "Hong's Gate", for the Hong's ancestor hall was located here, being reconstructed by the offspring. The famous paleoanthropologist Pei Wenzhong (1904-1982) once lived here. He was the first to excavate Peking ape-man skulll fossil in 1929, making an important milestone in the history of paleoanthropology.
, Beijing, China
Revd Edward Stone 1702-1768 discoverer of the active ingredient in Aspirin whilst living near here from 1745-1768
Hitchman Brewery, West Street, Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
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Philipp Bloch [full inscription unknown]
English translation: Philipp Bloch
Trautenaustr. 20, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
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Kentucky Historical Marker #2054
Union College. Union College was incorporated in October 1879. The first degrees were conferred here June 8, 1893. Centennial Hall, formerly known as Classroom Building, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Also named to the Register were Speed Hall in 1982 and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Gymnasium in 1984.
310 College St., Barbourville, KY, United States
The Whalebone These licensed premises are a long-standing feature of Bridge Street. This grade II listed property is actually two buildings, combined in recent times. The taller one was originally a private residence, built in the early 18th century. The adjoining building is the original pub and was trading as The Whalebone as early as the 1740s. Its name reflects the whaling trade which once flourished in this area. Whalebones were used in ship-making and, on a smaller scale, in brush handles and cutlery. A late-19th-century sketch of these premises shows a whalebone placed upright against the front wall of the public house.
58 Bridge Street, Downham Market, United Kingdom
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Hier wohnte Paul Feldmann jg. 1883 deportiert 12.1.1943 ermordet in Auschwitz
English translation: Paul Feldmann
Giesebrechtstr. 16, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
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Maria Antonietta Martini [full inscription unknown]
English translation: Maria Antonietta Martini [AWS Translate]
, Verona, Italy
Plague cottage, Mary Hadfield, formerly Cooper, lived here with her two sons Edward and Jonathan, her new husband Alexander Hadfield and an employed hand George Viccars. George Viccars, the first plague victim, died on 7th September 1665. Jonathan Cooper, aged 12, died on the 2nd October 1665. Alexander Hadfield died on the 3rd August 1666. Mary alone survived but lost 13 relatives
?, Eyam, United Kingdom
Ancien couvent des Carmes. Dans ce lieu, transforme en prison, 114 prêtres furent massacres le 2 septembre 1792.
English translation: Former convent of the Carmes. In this place, transformed into prison, 114 priests were massacred on 2 Sept. 1792. [AWS Translate]
72 rue de Vaugirard, Paris, France