11 out of 13 (84%) plaques have been curated
19 subjects all or unphotographedGender 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
