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Plaque Of The Day
Ernest Boulton and Frederick Park blue plaque
Jez says, "A unique plaque to Victorian cross-dressers"
Place Of The Day
Norwich, United Kingdom
Norwich has a long history. It has been a city since 1094. From the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, Norwich was the largest city in England after London and one of the most important. This is refelected in its plaques.
Most-viewed plaques
In the last 11 years, between 20 May 2009 to 6 Jan 2021, Open Plaques had 4,530,517 page views from 1,234,480 users. Some were triggered by internet memes such as Steve Ullathorne's 2012 image of a George Orwell plaque with a CCTV camera next to it. Others, such as those for Alan Turing, were probably triggered by an anniversary and campaign for recognition.
- George Orwell 1903-1950 novelist & political essayist lived here (19526 page views)
- Jacob von Hogflume 1864-1909 Inventor of time travel. lived here in 2189 (15077 page views)
- George Orwell 1903-1950 novelist and political essayist lived here (6390 page views)
- Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970 guitarist and songwriter lived here 1968-1969 (5714 page views)
- Alan Turing 1912-1954 founder of computer science and cryptographer, whose work was key to breaking the wartime Enigma codes, lived and died here. (4085 page views)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930 creator of Sherlock Holmes lived here 1891-1894 (3846 page views)
- Alan Turing 1912-1954 code breaker lived here from 1945-1947 (3679 page views)
- This building housed the offices of Charles Dickens' magazine 'All The Year Round' and his private apartments 1859-1870 (3339 page views)
- Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976 detective novelist and playwright lived here 1934-1941 (3027 page views)
- The Peterloo Massacre. On 16th August 1819, a peaceful rally of 60,000 pro-democracy reformers, men, women and children was attacked by armed cavalry resulting in 15 deaths and over 600 injuries. (3006 page views)
recently photographed plaques
Texas Historical Marker #15792
Erath Arches. #15792
500 W. Washington, Stephenville, TX, United States
This plaque commemorates the site on which Leatherhead Congregational Church worshipped from 1844 to 1934 prior to the removal of the congregation to Epsom Road where they continue to worship as Christ Church (United Reform)
North Street, Leatherhead, United Kingdom
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Texas Historical Marker #07315
Hopkins County Courthouse. The third Hopkins County Courthouse, built in 1882, was destroyed on Feb. 11, 1894 by a fire that also burned the jail and several nearby structures. Plans were soon made for a new court building to be erected on this corner rather than in the middle of the block where the first edifice stood. The site is unusual because most Texas courthouses are located in the center of the public square, not facing it. The new structure was designed by James Riely Gordon (1864-1937), popular courthouse architect from San Antonio, and constructed by the Dallas firm of Sonnefield and Emmins. Austin architect A. O. Watson was hired to inspect the work. He admired the plans but suggested bracing to strengthen the stonework. The building was completed on Aug. 22, 1895, at a final cost of $75,000. A clock for the tower was requested by some citizens, but county commissioners refused to provide funds for it. Made of red granite with contrasting sandstone trim, the Hopkins County Courthouse is a fine example of the massive Richardsonian Romanesque style which Gordon often used. The quarter-circular porches at the northwest and southwest corners mark entrances to the three-story edifice. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1975 #7315
Business 67 (Connally St. at Gilmer St.), Sulphur Springs, TX, United States
Hier wohnte Julius Müller Jg. 1874 deportiert 15.12.1941 tot in Riga
English translation: Julius Müller Jg. 1874 deported 15.12.1941 dead in Riga [AWS Translate]
Wißmannstraße 11, Hannover, Germany
The Red Lion was an important 18th century inn on the Sheet to Portsmouth turnpike. Before the arrival of the railway to Petersfield in 1859, a horsedrawn bus left from here to take passengers to Alton station.
The Red Lion Hotel, College Street, Petersfield, United Kingdom
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Former 'model' workhouse opened 1859. St Mary's Hospital since 1948.
Dean Road, Scarborough, United Kingdom
Mary Ann McCracken 1770 - 1866 social reformer lived here
62, Donegall Pass, Belfast, United Kingdom
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This howse was founded by Mr John Penrose, marchant, sometime maior of this towne. Ano Do 1627
Penrose Almshouses - Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, United Kingdom
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This plaque was unveiled by the First Deputy Mayor of Volgograd Mikhail Zoltaryov in the presence of the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Coventry Councillor Wilfred Spencer on Saturday the 25th November 1972 to mark the naming of this area Volgograd Place as a symbol of the friendship between Volgograd and Coventry born out of the sufferings of both cities during war time and now devoted to international understanding and peace
Volgograd Place - under Ringway Swanswell, Coventry, United Kingdom
City Of Wolverhampton Council Celebrate 100 years of Council Housing 1919-2019. Wolverhampton Homes
7 different sites: Wilkinson Avenue, Whiston Avenue , Fairway Green , Foster Road , Hylstone Crescent, , Portcullis Drive , Ken Purchase Gardens. , Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Isabella Ford. Lived here1865-1922. She founded the Leeds Tailoresses Union and gained a national reputation as a trade union organiser. She spoke widely on socialism and women's suffrage. During the First World War, her Quaker background led to her campaign fervently for peace and disarmament. 1855-1924.
3 Adel Grange Close, LS16 8HX, Leeds, United Kingdom