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Canalside plaque at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire

Information about the cast iron trough aqueduct carrying the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. This is at the south-western end of the aqueduct. SP1562 : Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire...

• aqueduct
• canals
• geograph

Plaque on a rock near Lumb Falls, Crimsworth Dean

The Elmet Trust have installed a plaque on a rock above the waterfall. A photograph taken at this beauty spot just before the First World War inspired Ted Hughes to write a poem called 'Six Young...

• six young men
• ted hughes
• lumb falls
• geograph
• historic sit...
• crimsworth dean
• lumb hole

Rainhill War Memorial Dedication

Dedication on the vase of SJ4991 : The War Memorial, Rainhill. © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• village
• rural settlement
• world war i
• the great war
• people
• events
• monument
• geograph
• historic sit...
• first world war
• war memorial

Plaque in wall of former Cheswick School

This inscribed plaque set into the wall of the former Cheswick School gives the date of the buildings construction as 1869, and the date of the buildings conversion to a house as 1986....

• former school
• housing
• dwellings
• geograph
• historic sit...
• cheswick

Plaque by the Edstone Aqueduct, Warwickshire

The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal crosses a road and railway and a wide shallow valley here. SP1660 : Edstone Aqueduct near Bearley Cross, Warwickshire SP1660 : Edstone Aqueduct near Bearley...

• aqueduct
• canals
• geograph

Latin plaque above St Mary's south door

The plaque above the door reads: AEDEM.B.MARIAE ANTIQVITVS.CISTERCIENSIVM.AEVI INIVRIA.CORRVPTAM.PLERIQVE.TAM CIVES.QVAM.EXTERI.CONLATA.PECVNIA OPERE.ET.CVLTV.SPECTABILI RESTITVERVNT.ANNO.MDCCCL I...

• religious sites
• geograph
• church

Plaque, Christian Schools, Mount St Columba 1859

Pictured here H4472 : Old Convent Primary School, Omagh © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• educational sites
• geograph

Thomas Lewis Barnes

A small memorial plaque on an extension at St Mary's church in Purley, he paid for water to be laid on to the churchyard. © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

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

Plaque on entrance to King George's Field

On the left hand side of SO8000 : King Geoge V Playing Fields. © Copyright John M and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• village
• rural settlement
• park and pub...
• geograph

"The Speaker", Belfast (2013-2)

The Speaker’s foot and the plaque showing the sculptor’s name. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• inscription
• public build...
• belfast
• suburb
• urban fringe
• people
• events
• geograph
• statue
• sculpture

Ben Sayers - biographical plaque

Information about this famous golfer by his wooden statue at North Berwick [[[3332374]]. © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• village
• rural settlement
• lowlands
• golf
• east lothian
• people
• events
• ben sayers
• geograph
• sport
• leisure
• coastal
• north berwick

Comatis de Francheville

The full inscription reads "S. Comatis de Francheville de L'ile de Wyht". Old French, I think, indicating this to be the ancient borough of Francheville on the Isle of Wight. Certainly this was a...

• housing
• dwellings
• geograph
• sign
• historic sit...
• borough
• history

Plaque on Osney Bridge

Osney Bridge was built in 1888 after the previous bridge collapsed. © Copyright Steve Daniels and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• bridge
• roads
• road transport
• geograph

Roadside plaque, Flex

A plaque commemorating the old common boundary of Hawick, which still celebrates with the first of the Border Common Ridings; see the Hawick Common Riding website at Link for much more on...

• border commo...
• historic sit...
• geograph

The site of the Cambois Colliery

© Copyright Ian S and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• village
• rural settlement
• quarrying
• mining
• derelict
• disused
• geograph

Plaque marking the site of St John Zachary, Gresham Street

The church of St John Zachary was first mentioned in official records in 1181. St John Zachary was named after a monk called Zacharie to whom St John the Baptist church was granted by St Paul's...

• religious sites
• geograph

Dursley plaque, Hollis House, Dursley

The plaque is fixed to the wall on the corner of Hollis House. Link © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• historic sit...
• geograph

Stamford Park 2012

A plaque on the ground in the middle of a muddy footpath SJ9599 : Footpath near Stamford Park. © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

• footpath
• park and pub...
• geograph

Lymford Farmhouse

The plaque proudly displays below the name; 'Farmed by the Goodwin Family for 300 years George Goodwin 1926-1999 S A M AD 20000' © Copyright Peter Turner and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

• farm
• fishery
• market gardening
• old farmhouse
• housing
• dwellings
• geograph

Flying Angel memorial plaque, Avonmouth, Bristol

The Merchant Navy Association Bristol plaque at the edge of this Link building records its former use as the Flying Angel for seafarers. © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under this...

• memorial plaque
• historic sit...
• geograph