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Tablet on house wall, Castle Hill, Warwick

It reads: Whereas 3 Alms Houses standing in Pebble Lane in Warwick / which Received 6 Poor Persons / given by Mr Thomas Oken Deceased / were burnt by the Dreadful Fire upon the 5th Day of Sept....

It reads: Whereas 3 Alms Houses standing in Pebble Lane in Warwick / which Received 6 Poor Persons / given by Mr Thomas Oken Deceased / were burnt by the Dreadful Fire upon the 5th Day of Sept....

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Southern Upland Way

Plaque acknowledging funding bodies for the Southern Upland Way long distance path at the Traquair car park - on the weather vane NT3334 : Seat and weather vane at Traquair. © Copyright M J...

Plaque acknowledging funding bodies for the Southern Upland Way long distance path at the Traquair car park - on the weather vane NT3334 : Seat and weather vane at Traquair. © Copyright M...

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  • sky
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  • geograph
  • long distance path
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  • scrub
  • weather vane

Date stone on St Mary's School, Luddenden

This commemorates the restoration and extension of the school, August 4th 1928. © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

This commemorates the restoration and extension of the school, August 4th 1928. © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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  • 1928

Nicholas Chamberlaine's Almshouses

A plaque gives an overview of the Almshouses, their history, and pedestrian access. © Copyright Niki Walton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

A plaque gives an overview of the Almshouses, their history, and pedestrian access. © Copyright Niki Walton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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Plaque at Magdalen College School

Gives a brief history of the Magdalen College. TF4958 : Magdalen College School, Wainfleet © Copyright Richard Hoare and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Gives a brief history of the Magdalen College. TF4958 : Magdalen College School, Wainfleet © Copyright Richard Hoare and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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Innerleithen War Memorial

In the grounds of the Memorial Hall at the junction of Leithen Road and Chapel Street. © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

In the grounds of the Memorial Hall at the junction of Leithen Road and Chapel Street. © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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Memorial plaque at Innerleithen

For the clock on the south gable of the Memorial Hall NT3336 : Innerleithen Memorial Hall, Chapel Street. © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence ....

For the clock on the south gable of the Memorial Hall NT3336 : Innerleithen Memorial Hall, Chapel Street. © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence...

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William and Elsie Cram

11 am on Saturday 9 November 1940 a German Heinkel III bomber approached Wainfleet from a Southerly direction and released three bombs. One fell in a field on St Mary side of Steeping River....

11 am on Saturday 9 November 1940 a German Heinkel III bomber approached Wainfleet from a Southerly direction and released three bombs. One fell in a field on St Mary side of Steeping River....

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To Queen Victoria

The fountain in Vivary Park, dedicated to the former monarch. Her successor was Edward VII, crowned in 1902, and who had a tree planted in his honour in the park. With money left over this...

The fountain in Vivary Park, dedicated to the former monarch. Her successor was Edward VII, crowned in 1902, and who had a tree planted in his honour in the park. With money left over...

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Burma Star and Kohima

A small but essential plaque on the war memorial. © Copyright Neil Owen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

A small but essential plaque on the war memorial. © Copyright Neil Owen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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The Beatles Played Here, Dingwall

A plaque next to the entrance to Dingwall Town Hall, on Church Street. As it says: Highland Council The Beatles Played Here 4th January 1963 Reportedly, The Beatles weren't very popular - only 19...

A plaque next to the entrance to Dingwall Town Hall, on Church Street. As it says: Highland Council The Beatles Played Here 4th January 1963 Reportedly, The Beatles weren't very popular - only 19...

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Roses round the Plaque

Showing the coats of arms of various families in St Margaret's Churchyard, Mapledurham © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Showing the coats of arms of various families in St Margaret's Churchyard, Mapledurham © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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Wing - All Saints - Thomas Cotes Memorial - wording

A mid C17th brass plaque with wording explaining SP8822 : Wing - All Saints - Thomas Cotes Memorial - image A transcription of the wording (retaining original spelling) follows: Honest old Thomas...

A mid C17th brass plaque with wording explaining SP8822 : Wing - All Saints - Thomas Cotes Memorial - image A transcription of the wording (retaining original spelling) follows: Honest old...

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Wing - All Saints - Thomas Cotes Memorial - image

A charming little indented brass plaque dating from the mid C17th. It is to be found at the southwestern end of the nave of All Saints, Wing. Beneath it is a second brass plaque explaining the...

A charming little indented brass plaque dating from the mid C17th. It is to be found at the southwestern end of the nave of All Saints, Wing. Beneath it is a second brass plaque explaining...

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Mosaic - The Lincolnshire Regiment

The pavement in front of the war memorial has a number of mosaics of regimental badges. This one is for the Lincolnshire regiment. The Sphinx is because of their service against the Napoleonic...

The pavement in front of the war memorial has a number of mosaics of regimental badges. This one is for the Lincolnshire regiment. The Sphinx is because of their service against the...

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Plaque on the eastern abutment of a railway bridge

The bridge carries the Folkestone to Dover line over Cheriton Road and the abutments have been used to display artworks in connection with the Folkestone Triennial 2014. This plaque’s title reads...

The bridge carries the Folkestone to Dover line over Cheriton Road and the abutments have been used to display artworks in connection with the Folkestone Triennial 2014. This plaque’s title reads...

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Lacons brewery plaque

On the Red Lion TL8783 : Thetford Market Place. The plaque has survived longer than the brewery. Lacons brewery in Great Yarmouth was closed in 1968, after being taken over by Whitbreads. However,...

On the Red Lion TL8783 : Thetford Market Place. The plaque has survived longer than the brewery. Lacons brewery in Great Yarmouth was closed in 1968, after being taken over by Whitbreads. However,...

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  • advertising sign
  • ceramic
  • geograph
  • business
  • retail
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Church of St Mary: War memorial

Clipsham is a tiny village, but it still needed to commemorate two men who died in the "great war". This plaque is in the North Aisle. Below it is a commemoration of those who served and survived...

Clipsham is a tiny village, but it still needed to commemorate two men who died in the "great war". This plaque is in the North Aisle. Below it is a commemoration of those who served and survived...

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Greene King brewery plaque

On the Anchor TM2748 : The Anchor pub, Woodbridge. There are a few versions of this ceramic plaque - see TL5024 : Greene King Ales plaque & TQ3050 : Greene King plaque, former Crown public house....

On the Anchor TM2748 : The Anchor pub, Woodbridge. There are a few versions of this ceramic plaque - see TL5024 : Greene King Ales plaque & TQ3050 : Greene King plaque, former Crown public...

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Before Bannister

A plaque on Calne's Town Hall records the feats of local man Walter Goodall George, who was the world's fastest miler for twenty-nine years. The plaque was, appropriately, unveiled by Sydney...

A plaque on Calne's Town Hall records the feats of local man Walter Goodall George, who was the world's fastest miler for twenty-nine years. The plaque was, appropriately, unveiled by...

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