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Replica Keel

Part of the "Recollection" WV7150 : Recollection memorial. Engraved on the sides of the keel are the names of 16 of the largest ships built at Gorey when ship construction was a thriving industry...

Part of the "Recollection" WV7150 : Recollection memorial. Engraved on the sides of the keel are the names of 16 of the largest ships built at Gorey when ship construction was a thriving industry...

  • geograph

Liberation memorial, Royal Square, St Helier

On the States Chambers the wall bears the inscription: " On May 8th 1945 from the balcony above Alexander Moncrief Coutanche Bailiff of Jersey announced that the island was to be liberated after...

On the States Chambers the wall bears the inscription: " On May 8th 1945 from the balcony above Alexander Moncrief Coutanche Bailiff of Jersey announced that the island was to be liberated after...

  • geograph

Bernard McCudden memorial

On the south-eastern side of Rozel bay, on a step to help one climb the rocks, a little plaque: In memory of Bernard McCudden 1925 - 2001 In the distance one can see Le Nez du Guet with what...

On the south-eastern side of Rozel bay, on a step to help one climb the rocks, a little plaque: In memory of Bernard McCudden 1925 - 2001 In the distance one can see Le Nez du Guet with...

  • geograph

Fort St. Charles

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

  • lousiana
  • new orleans

Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps

The Texas Historical Commission plaque in the Miller Creek Cemetery says, "Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps. Born in Tennessee in 1836, Thomas C. Felps came to Texas in 1850 and to this area in 1856....

The Texas Historical Commission plaque in the Miller Creek Cemetery says, "Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps. Born in Tennessee in 1836, Thomas C. Felps came to Texas in 1850 and to this area in 1856....

  • grave
  • texas
  • pioneer
  • indians

Jackson Ward

This plaque talks about the historical development of Jackson Ward for African Americans. It was a business district for African Americans and the neighborhood still contains some historical...

This plaque talks about the historical development of Jackson Ward for African Americans. It was a business district for African Americans and the neighborhood still contains some...

    Loved and Helped Children and Optometry

    DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DR. BERNICE C. FLOM SHE LOVED AND HELPED CHILDREN AND OPTOMETRY Submitted by @jqmcd

    DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DR. BERNICE C. FLOM SHE LOVED AND HELPED CHILDREN AND OPTOMETRY Submitted by @jqmcd

    • berkeley
    • california
    • cal
    • bay area
    • optometry
    • children
    • flom

    Plaque at Start Point Lighthouse, Sanday, Orkney

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

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

    • islands
    • lighthouse
    • geograph

    Edward "Duke" Ellington Residence

    This plaque is a part of the African American Heritage Trail in Washington DC.  Edward "Duke" Ellington Residence Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974), the internationally renowned composer...

    This plaque is a part of the African American Heritage Trail in Washington DC.  Edward "Duke" Ellington Residence Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974), the internationally renowned composer...

    • duke ellington
    • jazz history
    • washington history
    • washington
    • dc

    Plaque, Harbour Wall, Plymouth, Devon

    Plaque erected in 1959 by the people of Bermuda in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the wreck on a Bermuda Reef of "Sea Venture" Captain Christopher Newport, Flagship of Admiral Sir...

    Plaque erected in 1959 by the people of Bermuda in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the wreck on a Bermuda Reef of "Sea Venture" Captain Christopher Newport, Flagship of Admiral...

      Plaque, Plymouth Harbour Wall, Devon

      Plaque unveiled on 27th April 1984 by the Governor of North Carolina in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh's Colonies. © Copyright...

      Plaque unveiled on 27th April 1984 by the Governor of North Carolina in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh's Colonies. © Copyright...

        Barbican wall plaque - Plymouth

        Presented to the people of Plymouth by 10 Sqn, Royal Australian Air Force. In 1943 one of the Sunderland flying boats depicted on the plaque was shot down and crashed in the Bay of Biscay with the...

        Presented to the people of Plymouth by 10 Sqn, Royal Australian Air Force. In 1943 one of the Sunderland flying boats depicted on the plaque was shot down and crashed in the Bay of Biscay with the...

          Barbican wall plaque - Plymouth

          A number of memorial plaques decorate the wall of the RNLI building on the Barbican. These celebrate the lives of local people and losses at sea. The last line of this one and its droll humour...

          A number of memorial plaques decorate the wall of the RNLI building on the Barbican. These celebrate the lives of local people and losses at sea. The last line of this one and its droll humour...

            Mount Batten Tower: commemorative plaques

            Commemorations for the men of No. 204 Squadron, RAF, who lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, and to members of the Royal Australian Air Force who also lost their lives...

            Commemorations for the men of No. 204 Squadron, RAF, who lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, and to members of the Royal Australian Air Force who also lost their lives...

              Plaque on Mount Batten Breakwater

              This plaque commemorates the building of the Breakwater in 1881. Around 1917 the whole of the Mount Batten headland was taken over by the Royal Naval Air Service as a seaplane base, and access to...

              This plaque commemorates the building of the Breakwater in 1881. Around 1917 the whole of the Mount Batten headland was taken over by the Royal Naval Air Service as a seaplane base, and access to...

                Mount Batten Tower

                The Tower was I believe built by Henry VIII as part of his coastal defences, and commands the entrance to The Cattewater. This led to the medieval port of Plympton, a Stannary Town once more...

                The Tower was I believe built by Henry VIII as part of his coastal defences, and commands the entrance to The Cattewater. This led to the medieval port of Plympton, a Stannary Town once more...

                  Commemorative plaque and granite crown - Plymouth Barbican

                  I wonder where the barbican would stand if there was a list of areas with such items! © Copyright Mick Lobb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted by @Geograph_Bob...

                  I wonder where the barbican would stand if there was a list of areas with such items! © Copyright Mick Lobb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted by @Geograph_Bob...

                    First Printing Press in Wales

                    Plaque commemorating the first printing press in Wales, erected by the committee of the Happy Winter Evening Entertainments, 1912. © Copyright Marion Phillips and licensed for reuse under this...

                    Plaque commemorating the first printing press in Wales, erected by the committee of the Happy Winter Evening Entertainments, 1912. © Copyright Marion Phillips and licensed for reuse under...

                      Plaque, Plymouth Harbour, Devon

                      Plaque commemorating the departure in May 1839 of the Tory, the pioneer ship in the colonisation of New Zealand. © Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

                      Plaque commemorating the departure in May 1839 of the Tory, the pioneer ship in the colonisation of New Zealand. © Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

                        Plaque, Plymouth Harbour, Plymouth, Devon

                        From Plymouth Sound on June 14 1585 Sir Humphrey Gilbert, "the father of British Colonisation", set sail for Newfoundland and which he claimed for Queen Elizabeth I on 5th August. This plaque was...

                        From Plymouth Sound on June 14 1585 Sir Humphrey Gilbert, "the father of British Colonisation", set sail for Newfoundland and which he claimed for Queen Elizabeth I on 5th August. This plaque...