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Humphrey Booth the Elder

© Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

© Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

    The Beacon of Hope (plaque)

    Plaque attached to SJ8497 : The Beacon of Hope. THE BEACON OF HOPE The 'BEACON OF HOPE' and 'TREE OF LIFE' is dedicated to all those who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS and those living with it...

    Plaque attached to SJ8497 : The Beacon of Hope. THE BEACON OF HOPE The 'BEACON OF HOPE' and 'TREE OF LIFE' is dedicated to all those who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS and those living with...

    • people
    • events
    • memorial
    • city
    • town centre
    • geograph

    Manchester's Oldest Pissotiere

    On the side of the Lass o' Gowrie SJ8497 : Lass o' Gowrie a plaque states Here was the site of Manchester's Oldest Pissotiere Retained for Posterity Last used A.D.1896 © Copyright Gerald England...

    On the side of the Lass o' Gowrie SJ8497 : Lass o' Gowrie a plaque states Here was the site of Manchester's Oldest Pissotiere Retained for Posterity Last used A.D.1896 © Copyright Gerald England...

    • 1896
    • geograph
    • historic sit...
    • pissotiere

    Lass o' Gowrie

    Busy pub on Charles Street by the side of the Medlock SJ8497 : River Medlock According the pub's website Link In the late 1800s, this part of Manchester was known as "Little Ireland", due in the...

    Busy pub on Charles Street by the side of the Medlock SJ8497 : River Medlock According the pub's website Link In the late 1800s, this part of Manchester was known as "Little Ireland", due in the...

    • pissotiere
    • geograph
    • lady carolina nairne
    • public house
    • 1896
    • business
    • retail
    • services

    A Monument to Vimto

    The plaque next to SJ8497 : The Vimto Monument, Granby Row reads: A MONUMENT TO VIMTO by Kerry Morrison 1992 Stained Oak taken from a sustainable forest John Noel Nichols mixed his first batch of...

    The plaque next to SJ8497 : The Vimto Monument, Granby Row reads: A MONUMENT TO VIMTO by Kerry Morrison 1992 Stained Oak taken from a sustainable forest John Noel Nichols mixed his first batch...

    • public artwork
    • geograph
    • city
    • town centre
    • manchester
    • monument
    • vimto
    • sculpture
    • business
    • retail
    • services

    Chopin Plaque

    The plaque on SJ8398 : Fryderyk Chopin Statue, Deansgate (See also SJ8398 : Chopin and Piano, Deansgate) Fryderyk Chopin Born 1810, Żelazowa Wola, Poland Died 1849, Paris, France Fryderyk Chopin...

    The plaque on SJ8398 : Fryderyk Chopin Statue, Deansgate (See also SJ8398 : Chopin and Piano, Deansgate) Fryderyk Chopin Born 1810, Żelazowa Wola, Poland Died 1849, Paris, France Fryderyk Chopin...

    • composer
    • 1849
    • 1848
    • 1810
    • fryderyk chopin.
    • people
    • events
    • sculpture
    • musician
    • memorial
    • geograph
    • city
    • town centre
    • manchester
    • statue
    • chopin
    • music
    • piano
    • frederic chopin
    • bronze

    Technology Arch Base Plaque

    The base plaque of the Technology Arch SJ8497 : Technology Arch states "Made possible by North West Arts and British Ropes Ltd, 1989" © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under this...

    The base plaque of the Technology Arch SJ8497 : Technology Arch states "Made possible by North West Arts and British Ropes Ltd, 1989" © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under...

    • north west arts
    • british ropes ltd
    • axel wolkenhauer
    • geograph
    • 1989
    • historic sit...
    • sculpture

    Gaythorn Tunnel

    Plaque on Century Street SJ8397 : End of Century Street commemorating the reconstruction of the tunnel in 1902. Originally the Rochdale Canal terminated at Dale Street basin. The Duke of...

    Plaque on Century Street SJ8397 : End of Century Street commemorating the reconstruction of the tunnel in 1902. Originally the Rochdale Canal terminated at Dale Street basin. The Duke...

    • commemorative plaque
    • canal tunnel
    • canals
    • geograph

    Gaythorn Tunnel Plaque (Rochdale Canal)

    This plaque on Century Street commemorates the reconstruction of the Gaythorn Tunnel in 1902. The tunnel carries the Rochdale Canal under Century Street and Deansgate and into the Castlefield...

    This plaque on Century Street commemorates the reconstruction of the Gaythorn Tunnel in 1902. The tunnel carries the Rochdale Canal under Century Street and Deansgate and into the...

    • canal
    • geograph
    • manchester c...
    • city
    • town centre
    • closeup
    • rochdale canal
    • canals
    • 1902
    • coat of arms

    Concrete Society Award plaque, Mancunian Way

    To see the plaque in context, go to SJ8497 : Mancunian Way. © Copyright Christopher Hilton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

    To see the plaque in context, go to SJ8497 : Mancunian Way. © Copyright Christopher Hilton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

    • motorway flyover
    • concrete structure
    • concrete society
    • geograph
    • flyover
    • concrete
    • mancunian way
    • city
    • town centre
    • concrete flyover
    • manchester
    • roads
    • road transport

    The Undamaged Red Postbox

    This postbox remained standing almost undamaged on June 15th 1996 when this area was devasted by a bomb The box was removed during the rebuilding of the city centre and was returned to its...

    This postbox remained standing almost undamaged on June 15th 1996 when this area was devasted by a bomb The box was removed during the rebuilding of the city centre and was returned to its...

    • manchester
    • bombing
    • post box
    • postbox
    • ira manchest...

    The Visible Boundary

    A plaque on Albert Bridge is all that remains of the "Visible Boundary" project. According to Noah Rose "In July 2006, after 5 years planning, the boundary between the neighbouring cities of...

    A plaque on Albert Bridge is all that remains of the "Visible Boundary" project. According to Noah Rose "In July 2006, after 5 years planning, the boundary between the neighbouring cities...

    • andy farrell readman
    • 1828
    • geograph
    • city
    • town centre
    • 2006
    • noah rose

    Boardman Street Bridge

    Plaque commemorating the reconstruction of the Boardman Street Bridge by the Corporation of Manchester in 1907. Signs and street maps name it Baring Street. SJ8497 : A Bit of Hidden Manchester An...

    Plaque commemorating the reconstruction of the Boardman Street Bridge by the Corporation of Manchester in 1907. Signs and street maps name it Baring Street. SJ8497 : A Bit of Hidden Manchester An...

    • commemorative plaque
    • rivers
    • streams
    • drainage
    • geograph

    South Africa War Memorial, Manchester Cathedral

    This large brass plaque within a black frame, located within the Cathedral’s West Porch, commemorates the men of the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards who died in the Boer War 1901-02. © Copyright David...

    This large brass plaque within a black frame, located within the Cathedral’s West Porch, commemorates the men of the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards who died in the Boer War 1901-02. © Copyright David...

    • war memorial
    • memorial
    • south africa...
    • tablet
    • people
    • events
    • religious sites
    • indoor
    • geograph
    • manchester c...
    • panasonic dmc-g3
    • city
    • town centre
    • historic sit...
    • boer war
    • brass
    • manchester cathedral

    Plaque on Salford Bridge

    © Copyright Alexander P Kapp and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

    © Copyright Alexander P Kapp and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

    • roads
    • road transport
    • suburb
    • urban fringe
    • geograph

    Prince's Bridge, Manchester-Salford

    Prince's Bridge crosses the River Irwell which is traditionally the boundary between the cities of Manchester and Salford. This plaque (dated 1906) marks that boundary. © Copyright David Dixon and...

    Prince's Bridge crosses the River Irwell which is traditionally the boundary between the cities of Manchester and Salford. This plaque (dated 1906) marks that boundary. © Copyright David Dixon...

    • boundary marker
    • boundary
    • barrier
    • geograph
    • coat of arms
    • manchester c...
    • city
    • town centre
    • closeup
    • motto
    • integrity an...
    • 1905
    • concilio et labore
    • salford corporation

    Soldiers' Gate Plaque

    Bronze plaque at the side of SJ8498 : Manchester Victoria Refurbishment, The Soldiers' Gate. Reads: “TO THE MEMORY OF THE MANY THOUSANDS OF MEN WHO PASSED THROUGH THIS DOOR TO THE GREAT WAR 1914 –...

    Bronze plaque at the side of SJ8498 : Manchester Victoria Refurbishment, The Soldiers' Gate. Reads: “TO THE MEMORY OF THE MANY THOUSANDS OF MEN WHO PASSED THROUGH THIS DOOR TO THE GREAT WAR 1914...

    • defence
    • military
    • world war i
    • the great war
    • people
    • events
    • manchester victoria
    • railways
    • geograph
    • panasonic dmc-g3
    • city
    • town centre
    • first world war
    • war memorial
    • railway station

    Memorial Tablet, Manchester Victoria Station

    LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CHIEF GOODS MANAGER'S OFFICE IN REMEMBRANCE AND HONOUR THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT...

    LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CHIEF GOODS MANAGER'S OFFICE IN REMEMBRANCE AND HONOUR THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT...

    • world war i
    • the great war
    • memorial
    • lyr
    • tablet
    • people
    • events
    • railways
    • geograph
    • 1918
    • lancashire a...
    • city
    • town centre
    • historic sit...
    • first world war
    • war memorial
    • 1914
    • railway station

    A Handyside & Co Ltd

    This small plaque on the viaduct carrying the railway lines into Manchester over Chapelfield Road SJ8597 : Chapelfield Road shows it be the work of Andrew Handyside, whose iron foundry output...

    This small plaque on the viaduct carrying the railway lines into Manchester over Chapelfield Road SJ8597 : Chapelfield Road shows it be the work of Andrew Handyside, whose iron foundry output...

    • geograph