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11 out of 13 (84%) plaques have been curated

19 subjects all or unphotographed

Gender Diversity

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

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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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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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

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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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 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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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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