11 out of 13 (84%) plaques have been curated
19 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
Jane Austen 1775-1817 noted novelist. Jane Austen stayed at the former inn on this site, The Bull and George, when travelling to visit her brother in Canterbury
Boots The Chemist, 46-52 High St, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Martina Bergman Österberg 1849-1915 Pioneer of physical education for women, lived and worked here. Netball, now an international game, was devised here by the students of the Bergman Österberg Physical Training College
North West College, Oakfield Lane, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 Pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, lodged at this hotel from 1831-1833. He died here on 22 April 1833 after a short illness and is buried in the town
The Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel, 1 High Street, Dartford, United Kingdom
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This plaque marks the original site of Dartford Museum January 1908-April 1921. It then moved to Dartford Library building, its current home.
Enterprise House, Essex Road, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Battle for Bull Centre August 1908 Salvationists Ensigns William and Elizabeth Roy and 'Mother' Elisabeth Wood were jailed for preaching the gospel on this street. The campaign for their release changed policing of public gatherings forever.
High Street, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Sir Hiram Maxim 1840-1916 Across this site ran the track from which in 1894 this prolific inventor flew his aeroplane, the largest aircraft to lift itself off the ground in the nineteenth century. He lived in nearby Baldwyns Mansion.
Maypole Primary School, Franklin Road, Dartford, United Kingdom
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The Rolling Stones British rock band. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met on platform 2 on 17 October 1961 and went on to form The Rolling Stones - one of the most successful Rock bands of all time
Platform 2, Dartford Station, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Vox Amplifier 1958. From these premises, music entrepreneur Tom Jennings and sound engineer Dick Denney produced the first Vox Amplifier, changing the sound of popular music forever.
119 Dartford Road, Dartford, United Kingdom
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Sir Hiram Maxim 1840-1916 Prolific inventor, lived here 1889-1904. In a hangar to the south-west of the house he built a steam-powered flying machine which briefly lifted itself off the ground in 1894
Off Sandringham Drive, Dartford, United Kingdom
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New homes for the people of Dartford. Opened on the 24 July 2017 by John, 3rd Earl Attlee on the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Temple Hill estate by his Grandfather, Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister 1945-1951
Hill View, Temple Hill, Dartford, United Kingdom
V1 Flying Bomb Carrington Road. Sunday 6th August 1944. On this spot fell a V1 flying bomb resulting in the loss of 10 lives, 107 injuries and damage to nearly 700 homes
38 Carrington Road, Dartford, United Kingdom
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This plaque marks the site of the former Watling Street Stadium. Home of Dartford Football Club 1921-1992
154A Watling Street, Dartford, United Kingdom
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The site of The Morning Star Public House. On Sunday 10 November 1940 at 8.06pm, the Morning Star was hit by a high explosive bomb during a darts match, killing up to 27 people
141 Church Road, Swanscombe, United Kingdom