United Kingdom / Hull

all or unphotographed
129 plaques 82% have been curated
136 subjects

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Newland House

Lillian Bilocca 1929-1988 leader of the Headscarf Revolutionaries trawler safety campaigner lived here 1952-1981

Coltman Street, Hull, United Kingdom

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Jacob Bronowski 1908-1974 scientist, Humanist and broadcaster lived here in 1942

29 Hallgate, Cottingham, Hull, United Kingdom

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On this spot 2019 Hull was torn over whether Ronnie Pickering deserved his plaque

16 Church Street, Hull, United Kingdom

On this spot forever Hull turns from Red & White to Black & White

, Hull, United Kingdom

Britain's first police dogs 1908. Canine legends Jim, Vic, Mick & Ben take down the Pattie-snatching Bandit on Hull Docks

Queens Gardens, Hull, United Kingdom

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In a Hull dialect triple-whammy, a young lad is overheard saying, 'me mam chowed at me for twagging off'

Harley’s Angels Hair Studio, 377 Hessle Rd, Hull, United Kingdom

On this spot 2005 Graham Boanus waded across the muddy waters of the Humber from Broomfleet to Whitton

Main Street, Broomfleet, Hull, United Kingdom

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Ronnie Pickering 2015 became an internet sensation near here from his red Citroen Picasso

16 Church Street, Hull, United Kingdom

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The United Towing Co Ltd of Kingston Upon Hull HQ 1926-1976. For 50 years from this office tugs and men were sent to all corners of the world

Riverside House, Nelson Street, Hull, United Kingdom

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Spiders from Mars. House opened in May 2018 by Woody Woodmansey. Awarded to acknowledge the Spiders contribution to Rock Music Worldwide. They were David Bowie's locally born backing group Woody Woodmansey, Trevor Bolder (1950-2013), Mick Ronson (1946-1993)

Auckland Avenue, Hull, United Kingdom

Zachariah Charles Pearson 1821-1891 philanthropist and twice Mayor of Hull 1859 & 1861 donated land which became Pearson Park lived here 1864-1891

64 Pearson Park, Hull, United Kingdom

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Christopher Pickering (1842-1920) trawler fleet owner & philanthropist lived here 1874-1890

114 Coltman Street, Hull, United Kingdom

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Newland House [full inscription unknown]

Newland House, Cottingham Road, Hull, United Kingdom

From this house the BBC's pioneer station 6KH broadcast programmes via a transmitter in Wilcolmlee between 1924 and 1931

Bishop Lane, Hull, United Kingdom

Priestman Oil Engine William Dent Priestman (1847-1926) patented in 1885 an internal combustion engine to burn fuels heavier than petrol. Introduced in 1886, it was the first successful engine of its type in the United Kingdom. The quality of his mechanical engineering has lasted.

Streetlife Museum, High Street, Hull, United Kingdom

Founded 1835 in Search House Lane and taken over by Isaac Reckitt in 1840 the former Kingston Starch Works (the site of which is now within Reckitt and Colman's) formed the basis of a wide ranging household products industry

Kingston Works, Dansom Lane South, Hull, United Kingdom

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