Harrogate

all or unphotographed
40 plaques 37% have been curated
47 subjects

Gender Diversity

The top 10

#1 Sir Edward Elgar GCVO OM 1st Baronet
(1857-1934) 3 plaques in Harrogate
#2 Sir Rt Hon. Winston Churchill CH KG OM PC FRS TD RA
(1874-1965) 2 plaques in Harrogate

Agatha's Retreat. In 1926 Agatha Christie hid away in the Old Swan Hotel. Her 10 day disappearance created one of the greatest man-hunts in history

The Old Swan, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Subjects

Ogden's of Harrogate James Roberts Ogden founded the firm which bears his name in 1893 and acquired this building in 1910. An expert in precious metals, he accompanied Howard Carter's 1922 expedition to Egypt which discovered Tutankhamen's tomb and helped with the study of the gold artefacts found there. As advisor to the British Museum, he helped to restore gold objects in many European and American museums. In 1934 Ogden's remodelled some of Queen Alexandra's jewellery for Princess Marina of Kent and in 1937 handled the sale of a tiara once belonging to the Empress Josephine. They also made a cigar case for Winston Churchill and two silver tureens for Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1940 James Roberts Ogden 2nd took over the firm, which still remains a family business. Harrogate Civic Society 2006

38 James Street, Harrogate, United Kingdom