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

Plaque, Dergina Orange Hall

Pictured here H6857 : Dergina Orange Hall © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here H6857 : Dergina Orange Hall © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • geograph

Plaque at Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

© Copyright Becky Williamson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

© Copyright Becky Williamson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • lighthouse
  • construction
  • development
  • ardnamurchan...
  • geograph

Plaque outside Quebec House

Plaque on the wall outside Quebec House in Westerham. The house was the childhood home of James Wolfe who successfully lead the attack on Quebec on 13 September 1759, defeating the French though...

Plaque on the wall outside Quebec House in Westerham. The house was the childhood home of James Wolfe who successfully lead the attack on Quebec on 13 September 1759, defeating the French though...

  • historic sit...
  • geograph

New blue plaque for Sid Standard

Unveiled about a week before this was taken. The premises are still a cycle shop now called Cycle Inn. The plaque reads: SID STANDARD (1931 - 2003) Cycling enthusiast Inspired youngsters from this...

Unveiled about a week before this was taken. The premises are still a cycle shop now called Cycle Inn. The plaque reads: SID STANDARD (1931 - 2003) Cycling enthusiast Inspired youngsters from...

  • broxtowe blue plaque
  • geograph
  • sport
  • leisure
  • blue plaque
  • business
  • retail
  • services

Date stone on Capel y Bedyddwyr

© Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

© Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • lowlands
  • village
  • rural settlement
  • religious sites
  • geograph
  • 1897

Memorial plaque to Mr and Mrs Cheyney, St Lawrence's Church, Parsonage Lane, Hungerford

Guarded by spiders, the memorial immortalises William and Ann Cheyney who were 'barbarously murdered' on 11 December 1762. The perpetrator was never apprehended Link More about the church below. ©...

Guarded by spiders, the memorial immortalises William and Ann Cheyney who were 'barbarously murdered' on 11 December 1762. The perpetrator was never apprehended Link More about the church below. ©...

  • memorial
  • people
  • events
  • religious sites
  • geograph
  • crime
  • historic sit...
  • suburb
  • urban fringe
  • church

Malcolm Uphill plaque in Caerphilly

The plaque is on a wall between Station Terrace and the Malcolm Uphill pub in Cardiff Road. Link Local man Malcolm Uphill was the first rider to average over 100 mph for a lap of the Isle of Man...

The plaque is on a wall between Station Terrace and the Malcolm Uphill pub in Cardiff Road. Link Local man Malcolm Uphill was the first rider to average over 100 mph for a lap of the Isle of...

  • city
  • town centre
  • geograph

Plaque, Walton on the Naze, Essex

Psalm 93 v4: Mightier than the violent raging of the seas, Mightier than the breakers on the shore The Lord above is mightier than these Not quite the same version but very similar to SH4860 :...

Psalm 93 v4: Mightier than the violent raging of the seas, Mightier than the breakers on the shore The Lord above is mightier than these Not quite the same version but very similar to SH4860...

  • paths
  • coastal
  • geograph

Buttercross and attached pump #4

Plaque affixed to the pump. © Copyright Mike Kirby and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Plaque affixed to the pump. © Copyright Mike Kirby and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • public build...
  • water pump
  • geograph
  • city
  • town centre
  • historic sit...

The Village Pump, Myton-on-Swale

Inscribed HMS 1870. (Henry Miles Stapylton) © Copyright Ian S and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Inscribed HMS 1870. (Henry Miles Stapylton) © Copyright Ian S and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • water resources
  • village pump
  • geograph

Replacement for datestone

The original datestone on this house (TF0920 : 35 & 37 Meadowgate) was lost in repairs, and has been replaced by this modern equivalent © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this...

The original datestone on this house (TF0920 : 35 & 37 Meadowgate) was lost in repairs, and has been replaced by this modern equivalent © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this...

  • lowlands
  • early 20th century
  • housing
  • dwellings
  • geograph
  • datestone
  • city
  • town centre
  • semi detached
  • 1912

Yorkshire 1824 Plaque, Well Farm, Great Ouseburn

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

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

  • village
  • rural settlement
  • housing
  • dwellings
  • geograph

Plaque in Hollicombe Park

This boulder and plaque are sited under a tree just inside the entrance to the park from Torbay Road. The plaque reads: Borough of Torbay On the 7th March, 1979, the Worshipful Mayor of Torbay...

This boulder and plaque are sited under a tree just inside the entrance to the park from Torbay Road. The plaque reads: Borough of Torbay On the 7th March, 1979, the Worshipful Mayor of...

  • commemorative plaque
  • park and pub...
  • torquay
  • geograph

Reverse side, coat of arms, Victoria Bridge, Hereford

Alexander Findlay and Company were a Scottish firm of bridge builders and structural engineers Link They seem to have been in business from 1881 until 1977 as far as I have been able to determine....

Alexander Findlay and Company were a Scottish firm of bridge builders and structural engineers Link They seem to have been in business from 1881 until 1977 as far as I have been able to determine....

  • paths
  • bridge
  • people
  • events
  • geograph
  • city
  • town centre

Covenanters' Stone, Duns Law

The covenanters' stone lies under the metal grid within a wooden fenced area close to the summit of Duns Law. The plaque above the metal grid reads: ON THIS STONE ACCORDING TO UNBROKEN TRADITION...

The covenanters' stone lies under the metal grid within a wooden fenced area close to the summit of Duns Law. The plaque above the metal grid reads: ON THIS STONE ACCORDING TO UNBROKEN TRADITION...

  • duns law
  • geograph
  • historic sit...
  • covenanters
  • duns

Plaque commemorating the opening of St. James Gardens, Camden, London

This plaque commemorates the opening of St. James Gardens by Olive Lawson on the 17th August 1887. Previously it was a burial ground. Also on the plaque are the names of various officials of...

This plaque commemorates the opening of St. James Gardens by Olive Lawson on the 17th August 1887. Previously it was a burial ground. Also on the plaque are the names of various officials...

  • park and pub...
  • geograph
  • city
  • town centre
  • historic sit...
  • public park

Plaque in graveyard wall, Kildare

The following text is included in the description: Ruins of Franciscan Abbey built in 13th century Chapel added in 14th century Abbey once extended southwards Burial place of some Earls of Kildare...

The following text is included in the description: Ruins of Franciscan Abbey built in 13th century Chapel added in 14th century Abbey once extended southwards Burial place of some Earls of...

  • religious sites
  • geograph

Plaque, Bran & Sceloan

The following text appears on the board: Bran & Sceloan by Michael Cooper The legend of the hounds of Fionn Mac Cumhaill These two Irish Wolfhounds were the companions of Fionn Mac Cumhaill,...

The following text appears on the board: Bran & Sceloan by Michael Cooper The legend of the hounds of Fionn Mac Cumhaill These two Irish Wolfhounds were the companions of Fionn Mac Cumhaill,...

  • people
  • events
  • geograph

A plaque on the Wales Coast Path

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

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

  • paths
  • geograph
  • wales coast path

Plaque recording the opening of the refurbished Stone Street Square, Dudley

The top half reads: "The refurbished Stone Street Square was opened on 24th April 2004 by the Worshipful the Mayor of Dudley Councillor Rosemary Tomkinson". The lower half of the plaque lists the...

The top half reads: "The refurbished Stone Street Square was opened on 24th April 2004 by the Worshipful the Mayor of Dudley Councillor Rosemary Tomkinson". The lower half of the plaque lists...

  • lowlands
  • geograph
  • public build...
  • public square
  • construction
  • development
  • dudley
  • dy1
  • black country
  • city
  • town centre