Organisations erecting plaques

Popular opinion in the UK is that English Heritage are the only organisation that can create 'official' plaques. This is totally wrong. There are a multitude of organisations that create plaques ranging from local authorities to specialist fan groups to individuals. Anybody can have a plaque created, the main limiting factor being cost (a couple of hundred pounds for a good cast metal plaque that will last) and having the freeholder's permission. In other countries the laws will be different, for example each US State will often have a historical markers board, but it still appears that multiple groups are active.

OpenPlaques has 4517 organisations registered.

Top 10

In alphabetical order

City of London Police

1 plaque

City of Los Angeles

9 plaques

City of Lynchburg

1 plaque

City of Madison

3 plaques

City of Mandeville, Mandeville Bicentennial Commission

1 plaque

City of Marietta

2 plaques

City of Medford

1 plaque

City of Melbourne

14 plaques

City of Miami Beach Mayor and Commission

1 plaque

City of Montreal

2 plaques

City of Newcastle upon Tyne

90 plaques

City of New York Parks & Recreation

1 plaque

City of Nottingham

2 plaques

City of Orlando

1 plaque

City of Ottawa

3 plaques

City of Oxford School Association

1 plaque

City of Palo Alto

1 plaque

City of Paris

85 plaques

City of Parksville

1 plaque

City Of Perth

2 plaques

City of Peterborough

1 plaque

City of Philadelphia

1 plaque

City of Plymouth

18 plaques

City Of Reno

1 plaque

City of Rochester

9 plaques

City of Salford

19 plaques

City of San Diego

1 plaque

City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency and California Department of Transportation

1 plaque

City of Scarborough Council

1 plaque

City of Sheffield

4 plaques

City of Sonoma

1 plaque

City of Southampton

15 plaques

City of St. Martinville

1 plaque

City of Stoke-on-Trent

1 plaque

City of Subiaco

1 plaque

City of Sunderland

16 plaques

City of Sydney Council

98 plaques

City of Toronto

3 plaques

City of Vancouver

10 plaques

City of Wakefield Planning Committee

1 plaque

City of Waverley

5 plaques

City of Wells

1 plaque

City of Westminster

164 plaques

City of Winston-Salem

4 plaques

City Of Wolverhampton Council - Wolverhampton Homes

1 plaque

City of Yarra

4 plaques

City of York Council - Fishergate Ward Committee

1 plaque

City of Zvolen

1 plaque

City Taverns Collection

2 plaques

City, University of London

1 plaque