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Plaque Of The Day
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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
Texas Historical Marker #02921
Kendall County Courthouse. First and only courthouse in county. Erected 1869-1870, seven years after county organization. Many locally prominent men were associated with the structure. The first county judge, Joseph Graham, was appointed U.S. Consul to Argentina. The first sheriff, Capt. John Sansom, was a member of the U.S. Army, a Texas Ranger and Indian fighter. S. B. Patton, former Alabama legislator, was elected second county judge. Early records reveal cases for horse theft, cattle rustling, illegal sale of liquor, assault. An addition was built in 1909, and structure was remodeled, 1954. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -- 1970 #2921
?, Boerne, TX, United States
Այս տանը ապրել են ամուսիններ հհ ժող. արտիստ հհ վաստակավոր արտիստ օֆելյա նորայր համբարձումյանը՝ հովհաննիսյանը 1957-2016 1957-2008
English translation: In this home lived married artists Ofelya Hambardzumyan (1957-2016) and Norayr Hovhannisyan (1957-2008)
6 Tamanyan St., Yerevan, Armenia
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WILLIAM HAZLITT (1778–1830) Essayist, critic and artist lived here 1793 - 1795
139 Long Acre, ,
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John Stewart Bell FRS 1928-1990 physicist and philosopher studied physics here 1945-1949
Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Turner House Artists Alfred Turner RA (1873 - 1940) and his daughter Winifred Turner (1903 - 1983) lived here and worked in the adjacent studio. Alfred sculpted the Fulham war memorial at All Saints Church and other public and exhibited works in the UK and abroad. Winifred's most famous work 'Youth' is displayed in the V&A and other works are in museums including the Tate. Her husband Tom Paget (1893 - 1974) engraved both Drake's Golden Hind and the portrait of King George VI on the 1937 - 1952 half-penny. The King is said to have visited the house and studio for sittings. Jessica Turner (known as Bill) who also lived here donated many of her sister's and father's works to public institutions before her death in 1995.
44 Munster Road, Parsons Green, London, United Kingdom
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The Old Post Office Building The office was opened in 1877 by the town's first Postmistress Alice Carter, the daughter of Esau Carter who had become the resorts first Postman. Post Office business was undertaken until replaced by Blackpool's first Crown Office in 1892 which was situated in Coronation Street adjacent to these premises. Although the building has been structurally altered over the years it remains basically intact as the town's first major Sub-Post Office. Its status is commemorated in terra cotta above the first floor windows.
57/59 Church Street, Blackpool, United Kingdom
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Ernest Denis Professevr a l'viversité de Paris défensevr dv droit et de la vérité 1849 - 1921 "La France regard comme vn service personnel tovs les efforts faits par les avtres pevples povr apporter av monde vn pev plvs de lvmiere et de joie" (Pragve 2 Décembre 1920)
English translation: Ernest Denis Professevr has the viversity of Paris defending dv right and truth 1849 - 1921 “France looks like vn personal service tovs the efforts made by avtres pevples povr bring av world vn pev plvs de lvmiere et de joie” (Pragve 2 December 1920) [AWS Translate]
9bis rue Michelet, Paris, France
In questa casa visse Leone Chellini (1880 - 1933) Direttore del Museo Civico e del Museo dell' Opera ed erudito cultore delal storia e del patrimonio artistico di San Gimignano
English translation: In this house lived Leone Chellini (1880 - 1933) Director of the Civic Museum and the Museum of Opera and learned scholar of the history and artistic heritage of San Gimignano [Google Translate]
Maria's - Via San Giovanni, San Gimignano, Italy
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White Lion House Ultra Pontem 17th century inn serving the eastern end of the wooden bridge crossing the Usk to the Hanbury Arms and the town of Caerleon.
White Lion, Ultra Pontem, Caerleon, United Kingdom
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Sir Terry Frost RA 1915-2003 acclaimed abstract artist born and lived at a house on this site
27 Rugby Road, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #07570
Site of Camino Real. (The old San Antonio Road) Great thoroughfare of early Texas. Following ancient Indian and buffalo paths, sometimes on same course as 1691 "Trail of the Padres", stretches 1,000 miles from Saltillo, Mexico, to present Louisiana. Highway for explorers, traders, smugglers, adventurers, settlers, armies. Was surveyed about 1800 and given name of "King's Highway". Here, as in some other areas, the modern highway follows historic El Camino Real. Also, in this particular area, El Camino Real marked boundary between the major early 19th century colonies of Stephen F. Austin and Sterling C. Robertson. (1968) #7570
?, Caldwell, TX, United States