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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)
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Clink Prison. The Clink Prison is the name given to all the prisons that have stood on a number of sites in this vicinity. The first prison in 1127 was a cellar in the Palace of the Bishop of Winchester, and the last was in Deadman's Place (Park Street). The prison held Protestant and Catholic religious martyrs at various times. It was closed in 1780, when it was burned by the anti-Catholic Gordon rioters.
Clink Prison Museum, Soho Wharf, Clink Street, London, United Kingdom
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The Church of Saint Clement This Church, built to the Glory of God, is now in the care of the Norwich Historic Churches Trust. In using this building, remember its origin with thanksgiving.
Norwich, Norwich, United Kingdom
The Guildhall Built 1713 Clock tower added 1830 Ground floor arches bricked up and semicircular north end added 1860
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
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Mile End: Originally Doune’s principal coaching inn, with stables behind. The licence for selling spirits lapsed on the death of the owner in 1890 and it became a Temperance inn providing shelter and nourishment for weary travellers and locals. Many original features are still present including the iron ring outside to tether horses. Inside, a millstone and well survive.
22 Main Street, Doune, United Kingdom
Austin City Limits The longest-running music series in American television history. ACL recorded its first program with WIllie Nelson in October 1974 at KLRU-TV at the University of Texas. Showcasing roots music, legends and innovative popular music from every genre, ACL has become a music icon and helped build Austin's reputation as the "Live Music Capital of the World."
201 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX, United States
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James Edmondson 1857-1931 Highbury Builder Developed the surrounding streets from these premises 1894-1897
86 Highbury Park, London, United Kingdom
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This tablet marks the site of the bastion which stood at the north east corner of Fort Victoria. The fort was erected by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1843. Erected by Miller, Court & Co. Ltd. For the British Columbia Historical Assn. A.D. 1928
1140 Government St, 69 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC, Canada
Sir John Furley C.H., K.St.J Philanthropist A founder of St, John Ambulance and British Red Cross Society was born and lived here 1836-1919
32 North Street, Ashford, United Kingdom
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Hill House This building with parts of the Crown Hotel and the property to the west housed a private school from 1833 to 1928
14 Bridge Street, Downham Market, United Kingdom
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The University of London hereby records its sincere apologies that the plans for this building were settled without due consultation with the Russell family and their trustees and therefore without their approval of its design
Russell Square, London, United Kingdom
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Andreas Kalvos 1792-1869 Greek poet and patriot lived here
182 Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale, Westminster, W9, London, United Kingdom
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Goodnight-Loving Trail This famous old cattle trail, running 2000 miles from Texas to Wyoming, was blazed in 1866 by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving. In New Mexico, the trail followed the Pecos Rover north to Fort Sumner, where the government needed beef to feed the Navajos at the Bosque Redondo Reservation.
4498-4550 E 2nd St, Roswell, NM, United States