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

Plaque, Syr Sir Morris-Jones

Pictured here SH5271 : House, Llanfair © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here SH5271 : House, Llanfair © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • people
  • events
  • geograph

Plaque, Memorial Garden

Pictured here SK2168 : Garden of Remembrance, Bakewell © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here SK2168 : Garden of Remembrance, Bakewell © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque, Royal British Legion

Pictured here SK2168 : Garden of Remembrance, Bakewell © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here SK2168 : Garden of Remembrance, Bakewell © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque, Edmund Kirby

Pictured here SJ4166 : St Werburgh's Church, Chester © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here SJ4166 : St Werburgh's Church, Chester © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • religious sites
  • geograph

Plaque over front door of Shandy Hall

© Copyright Martin Dawes and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

© Copyright Martin Dawes and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • historic sit...
  • geograph

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plaque in Torphins

Unveiled by the laird, Thomas Innes of Learney, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty's reign. The inscription reads: DIAMOND JUBILEE 1952-2012 The community of Torphins has placed...

Unveiled by the laird, Thomas Innes of Learney, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty's reign. The inscription reads: DIAMOND JUBILEE 1952-2012 The community of Torphins has placed...

  • people
  • events
  • torphins
  • monument
  • geograph
  • playing field

Plaque on Beacon, Hunstanton, Norfolk

Plaque erected on beacon in the car park at Hunstanton regarding the lighting of beacons all over England on 19 July 1988 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sighting of the Spanish Armada...

Plaque erected on beacon in the car park at Hunstanton regarding the lighting of beacons all over England on 19 July 1988 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sighting of the Spanish Armada...

  • coastal
  • geograph

Teddington Locks Plaque

Plaque at the lockkeeper's office at Teddington Lock, at the head of the tidal Thames. © Copyright Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Plaque at the lockkeeper's office at Teddington Lock, at the head of the tidal Thames. © Copyright Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • teddington lock
  • historic sit...
  • geograph

'Little Ships' - Tough Brothers Plaque

Commemorative plaque at Teddington Lock for the Tough Brothers Boatyard which stood on the western bank. © Copyright Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence ....

Commemorative plaque at Teddington Lock for the Tough Brothers Boatyard which stood on the western bank. © Copyright Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence...

  • teddington lock
  • geograph
  • historic sit...
  • ww2

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

Plaque, Leeds and Liverpool Canal

© 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

  • city
  • town centre
  • historic sit...
  • geograph

Commemorative Plaque, Alston Arches

The viaduct is a prominent feature on the South Tyne, just to the east of Haltlwhistle. A cycle and footpath connect the viaduct to the railway station. To the south of the viaduct, there is an...

The viaduct is a prominent feature on the South Tyne, just to the east of Haltlwhistle. A cycle and footpath connect the viaduct to the railway station. To the south of the viaduct, there is...

  • paths
  • cycle path
  • viaduct
  • railways
  • geograph
  • path

Wesleyan Chapel datestone

Datestone on the wall of SD7526 : Green Haworth Wesleyan Methodist. © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Datestone on the wall of SD7526 : Green Haworth Wesleyan Methodist. © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • nineteenth century
  • 1836
  • date stone
  • religious sites
  • triangular
  • geograph
  • datestone
  • 19th century

Dr James Deeny plaque, Lurgan

A plaque at Church Place commemorating Dr James Deeny Link. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

A plaque at Church Place commemorating Dr James Deeny Link. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • lurgan
  • city
  • town centre
  • blue plaque

Penarth: commemorating a swim

Erected in 2007 on the rear of the Pavilion building on Penarth pier, this plaque commemorates the 80th anniversary of the first swim across the Bristol Channel - from Penarth to Weston-super-Mare...

Erected in 2007 on the rear of the Pavilion building on Penarth pier, this plaque commemorates the 80th anniversary of the first swim across the Bristol Channel - from Penarth to...

  • geograph
  • sport
  • leisure
  • city
  • town centre
  • coastal
  • pier
  • swimming

Conscientious Objectors' Memorial Plaque

The plaque on TQ2982 : The Conscientious Objectors' Memorial, Tavistock Square Gardens. TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED AND ARE MAINTAINING THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO KILL Their foresight and...

The plaque on TQ2982 : The Conscientious Objectors' Memorial, Tavistock Square Gardens. TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED AND ARE MAINTAINING THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO KILL Their foresight...

  • memorial
  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • city
  • town centre
  • granite
  • conscientiou...

Tividale Trams plaque

Located on a wall at the Tividale Road end of Hopkins Street. The plaque records a potted history of trams in the area. From 1885 to 1939, Tividale was served by tramcars on the Birmingham to...

Located on a wall at the Tividale Road end of Hopkins Street. The plaque records a potted history of trams in the area. From 1885 to 1939, Tividale was served by tramcars on the Birmingham to...

  • geograph
  • roads
  • road transport
  • tram plaque

Plaque by the lochside, Shieldaig

Fishing at Shieldaig ('herring bay') now concentrates on Scottish langoustines or Dublin Bay prawns, caught in creels. © Copyright Jim Barton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

Fishing at Shieldaig ('herring bay') now concentrates on Scottish langoustines or Dublin Bay prawns, caught in creels. © Copyright Jim Barton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • estuary
  • marine
  • geograph

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

Grisly plaque, Carlisle

On the wall of the former court. I had to find out who was the last person to be executed in Carlisle and found the answer here. Link © Copyright Pauline E and licensed for reuse under this...

On the wall of the former court. I had to find out who was the last person to be executed in Carlisle and found the answer here. Link © Copyright Pauline E and licensed for reuse under...

  • people
  • events
  • public build...
  • geograph