A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Plaque, Hand & Pen Orange Hall

Pictured here J4279 : Hand & Pen Orange Hall, Cultra Folk Museum © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here J4279 : Hand & Pen Orange Hall, Cultra Folk Museum © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque, Ballydown Public Elementary School

Pictured here J4279 : Ballydown Public Elementary School, Cultra © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here J4279 : Ballydown Public Elementary School, Cultra © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque, Peckett & Sons

Pictured here J4180 : "Peckett & Sons, Cultra © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here J4180 : "Peckett & Sons, Cultra © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque on Obolensky's Monument

St.Nicholas Street,Ipswich © Copyright Adrian Cable and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

St.Nicholas Street,Ipswich © Copyright Adrian Cable and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • st.nicholas street
  • obolenskys monument
  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • ipswich

Plaque on Obolensky's Monument

St.Nicholas Street,Ipswich © Copyright Adrian Cable and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

St.Nicholas Street,Ipswich © Copyright Adrian Cable and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • st.nicholas street
  • obolenskys monument
  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • ipswich

Plaque on seat on Clent Hills, near Clent

The seat was dedicated in memory of Robert William Lewis (1939-2001). SO9380 : A seat on the Clent Hills, near Clent. © Copyright P L Chadwick and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

The seat was dedicated in memory of Robert William Lewis (1939-2001). SO9380 : A seat on the Clent Hills, near Clent. © Copyright P L Chadwick and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

  • uplands
  • park and pub...
  • geograph
  • seat
  • clent hills

Commemorative Plaque, Donington Grand Prix Museum, Castle Donington

This plaque commemorates the 65th Anniversary of the 1938 Donington Grand Prix. It was laid on the 22 October 2003. © Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

This plaque commemorates the 65th Anniversary of the 1938 Donington Grand Prix. It was laid on the 22 October 2003. © Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

  • sport
  • leisure
  • historic sit...
  • geograph

Plaque, John Dunlop

Pictured at Meetinghouse Street, Strabane H3497 : Meetinghouse Street, Strabane The inscription reads, "John Dunlap Printer of the American Declaration of Independence 1746 - 1812 was born here" ©...

Pictured at Meetinghouse Street, Strabane H3497 : Meetinghouse Street, Strabane The inscription reads, "John Dunlap Printer of the American Declaration of Independence 1746 - 1812 was born here" ©...

  • people
  • events
  • geograph

The Gainesville Servicemen's Center

The City of Gainesville purchased the Servicemen's Center lot on December 7th 1942. The Federal Works Agency constructed a #37,000 building with a ballroom, stage, dressing rooms, second floor...

The City of Gainesville purchased the Servicemen's Center lot on December 7th 1942. The Federal Works Agency constructed a #37,000 building with a ballroom, stage, dressing rooms, second...

  • gainesville
  • florida
  • thelma boltin center
  • alachua county
  • duckpond
  • historic gainesville
  • federal works agency
  • fwa
  • camp blanding
  • alachua army...
  • 62nd college...
  • thelma boltin

Thelma Boltin Center

 THELMA BOLTIN CENTER   The city bought this building for $12,500 in 1946 and retained Miss Boltin as Director. A 1928 graduate of Emerson College, she returned to Gainesville after teaching in...

 THELMA BOLTIN CENTER   The city bought this building for $12,500 in 1946 and retained Miss Boltin as Director. A 1928 graduate of Emerson College, she returned to Gainesville after teaching in...

  • thelma boltin center
  • gainesville
  • florida
  • thelma boltin
  • stephen stills
  • don felder
  • bernie leadon
  • tom petty
  • rock and rol...
  • duckpond
  • alachua county

Historical Auburn Fire House

HISTORICAL AUBURN FIRE HOUSE  ERECTED IN 1891 BY THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN OF AUBURN HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY No 2 WITH FUNDS RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION DEDICATED MAY 21, 1892 IN CONTINUOUS USE...

HISTORICAL AUBURN FIRE HOUSE  ERECTED IN 1891 BY THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN OF AUBURN HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY No 2 WITH FUNDS RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION DEDICATED MAY 21, 1892 IN CONTINUOUS USE...

  • auburn
  • california
  • fire house
  • fire

Destroyed by Fire 1855, 1859 and 1863

CITY OF AUBURN GOLD DISCOVERED NEAR HERE BY CLAUDE CHANA MAY 16, 1848. AREA FIRST KNOWN AS "NORTH FORK" OR "WOOD'S DRY DIGGINGS". SETTLEMENT GIVEN NAME OF AUBURN IN FALL OF 1849. SOON...

CITY OF AUBURN GOLD DISCOVERED NEAR HERE BY CLAUDE CHANA MAY 16, 1848. AREA FIRST KNOWN AS "NORTH FORK" OR "WOOD'S DRY DIGGINGS". SETTLEMENT GIVEN NAME OF AUBURN IN FALL OF 1849....

  • fire
  • gold
  • digging
  • mining
  • sutter
  • lord sholto douglas
  • ecv
  • auburn
  • california

Site of the First Public Hanging Area & Graveyard

Submitted by Sheila Paske.

Submitted by Sheila Paske.

  • auburn
  • hanging
  • hanging area
  • courthouse
  • graveyard

Plaque, Shrine, Strabane

Located at Townsend, it reads, "The Convent Angelus Bell Donated by the Sisters of Mercy Strabane Blessed on the 11th February, 1999 By Bishop Francis Lagan" The bell has an inscription on it, "J...

Located at Townsend, it reads, "The Convent Angelus Bell Donated by the Sisters of Mercy Strabane Blessed on the 11th February, 1999 By Bishop Francis Lagan" The bell has an inscription on it, "J...

  • religious sites
  • geograph

Plaque, Strabane Sisters of Mercy

Pictured here H3497 : St. Joseph's Convent of Mercy, Strabane © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here H3497 : St. Joseph's Convent of Mercy, Strabane © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • housing
  • dwellings
  • geograph

Kay Monument (detail)

John Kay was a prolific inventor. Plaques around the sides of SD8010 : Kay Monument, Bury commemorate his other inventions as well as the 'flying shuttle', for which he is most famous. This one is...

John Kay was a prolific inventor. Plaques around the sides of SD8010 : Kay Monument, Bury commemorate his other inventions as well as the 'flying shuttle', for which he is most famous. This one is...

  • memorial
  • people
  • events
  • industry
  • grade ii listed
  • geograph
  • bronze
  • historic sit...
  • cotton industry
  • monument
  • listed building
  • textile industry

Kay Monument, Inscription

This bronze plaque is beneath the relief portrait of John Kay on the north face of SD8010 : Kay Monument, Bury. The inscription reads: THE GIFT OF HENRY WHITEHEAD OF HASLAM HEY TO HIS NATIVE TOWN...

This bronze plaque is beneath the relief portrait of John Kay on the north face of SD8010 : Kay Monument, Bury. The inscription reads: THE GIFT OF HENRY WHITEHEAD OF HASLAM HEY TO HIS NATIVE...

  • memorial
  • people
  • events
  • industry
  • grade ii listed
  • geograph
  • cotton industry
  • monument
  • listed building
  • bronze
  • textile industry

The Royal Oak (4) - West Country Ales plaque, Main Road, Hallow

An interesting detail on this pub, is this West Country Ales plaque. The ceramic plaque is affixed to the front wall of the pub. It was first used by the Gloucestershire brewers, West Country...

An interesting detail on this pub, is this West Country Ales plaque. The ceramic plaque is affixed to the front wall of the pub. It was first used by the Gloucestershire brewers, West...

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • business
  • retail
  • services
  • geograph

Bridge plaque, Antrim (2)

See J1486 : Bridge plaque, Antrim (1). A close look at the top left of the plaque where the words “BRIDGE BUILT IN YEAR 1708” are just about legible. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for...

See J1486 : Bridge plaque, Antrim (1). A close look at the top left of the plaque where the words “BRIDGE BUILT IN YEAR 1708” are just about legible. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for...

  • bridge
  • inscription
  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • antrim (town)
  • city
  • town centre
  • roads
  • road transport

Plaque, The Church of St Michael's and All Angels

Behind the plaque are interred the ashes of the poet Thomas S Eliot. Link © Copyright Maigheach-gheal and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Behind the plaque are interred the ashes of the poet Thomas S Eliot. Link © Copyright Maigheach- gheal and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • east coker
  • church interior
  • religious sites
  • geograph
  • t.s.eliot