Recorded plaques and birthplaces, A to Z
Showing 8,701–8,760 of 14,869 records (0.4% of this list). The location is where the plaque or birthplace is recorded, not a claim about someone’s later home.
- Joseph Mallord William Turner and All Saints, Pontefract blue plaque — Wakefield, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: All Saints The ancient parish church of Pontefract. Present building 13-15th…
Joseph Mallord William Turner and West Malling Cascade blue plaque — Tonbridge and Malling, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: J M W Turner 1775 - 1851 Artist Painted this cascade 1791 Drew St Leonard's…- Joseph Mallord William Turner blue plaque — London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: J. M. W. Turner RA 1775-1851 painter designed and lived in this house Recorded…
- Joseph Mallord William Turner blue plaque — Thanet, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: J. M. W. Turner 1775-1851 artist Attended Coleman's School on this site…
Joseph Mayer blue plaque — Wirral, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Mayer antiquary and collector lived here 1860-1886 Recorded plaque…
Joseph McGrath — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Joseph McGrath was a politician who knew how to talk his way out of trouble, and this spot in County Dublin would handle a nosey neighbour the same way. It’d smile nicely while slowly tightening its grip on their secrets until they stopped asking questions entirely. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.
Joseph McLaughlin — County Donegal, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Joseph McLaughlin nearly got famous once when he waved at a cloud thinking it was a senator from back home. He spent the next week explaining to everyone in Pennsylvania that his heart belonged to Ireland, not the weather. Visit, then text me what you think. I'll pretend to read it.- Joseph Merrick brown plaque — City of Leicester, England Commemorative plaque This brown commemorative plaque records: Joseph Carey Merrick son of Leicester 1862-1890 A true model of bravery &…
Joseph Moss grey plaque — Derby, England Commemorative plaque This grey commemorative plaque records: In memory of PC 35 Joseph Moss aged 26 years of Derby Borough Police Force…- Joseph Needham blue plaque — Wiltshire, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Needham's House Surgeon 1737 Recorded plaque organisation: Trust For…
Joseph O'Connor — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Joseph O'Connor in County Dublin is the home of a writer who probably spent his childhood staring out windows, inventing entire fictional worlds that didn't exist yet. He wrote Star of the Sea, so this spot is definitely haunted by unfinished plotlines and dramatic monologues. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.- Joseph Paul blue plaque — Hinckley and Bosworth, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Commemorated here Pt. Joseph Paul. Died 09.10.1917. Recorded plaque…
- Joseph Paxton and Edward Milner white plaque — Lincoln, England Commemorative plaque This white commemorative plaque records: The Arboretum Terrace. The Arboretum terrace, at almost 300m long, is the most…
- Joseph Paxton and Station Master's House, Matlock blue plaque — Derbyshire Dales, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Station Master's House c1850-1968 Attributed to Sir Joseph Paxton Recorded…
- Joseph Paxton black plaque — Derby, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: On 11th June 1850 at this railway station in Derby, Joseph Paxton conceived…
- Joseph Paxton blue plaque — Derbyshire Dales, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-1865 celebrated head gardener at Chatsworth, designer of…
- Joseph Paxton blue plaque — Wirral, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Friends of Birkenhead Park Joseph Paxton 1803 - 1865 A Visionary…
Joseph Pickford blue plaque — Derby, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Pickford 1734-1782 Architect Built 41 Friar Gate c.1769 lived here…- Joseph Platt blue plaque — Oldham, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Platt 1863-1930 As Hon Sec ran the Northern Union, later to become the…
Joseph Plunkett — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Joseph Plunkett in County Dublin is the birthplace of a poet and revolutionary who definitely had better things to do than sit in traffic. He led the Easter Rising, so this ground is soaked in history, tea, and probably a biscuit tin full of secret plans. Visit, then text me what you think. I'll pretend to read it.
Joseph Prestwich black plaque — Oxford, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Joseph Prestwich, Professor of Geology, was influential in gaining improvement…_03.jpg/250px-Sweet_Briar_Hall_65-67_Hospital_Street_Nantwich_CW5_5RL(1)_03.jpg "Photo: Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0")
Joseph Priestley and Sweet Briar Hall brown plaque — Cheshire East, England Commemorative plaque This brown commemorative plaque records: Sweet Briar Hall Built late 15th century, the octagonal bay added 16th…- Joseph Priestley blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Priestley blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
Joseph Priestley blue plaque — Mid Suffolk, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Priestley 1733-1804 ministered here 1755-1758. Discovered Oxygen.…
Joseph Priestley blue plaque — Newcastle-under-Lyme, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Priestley 1733-1804 Distinguished Chemist Discoverer of Oxygen Conducted…- Joseph Priestley blue plaque — Warrington, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Priestley LLD FRS 1733 - 1804 Tutor at Warrington Academy 1761 - 1767…
Joseph Priestley stone plaque — Kirklees, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This stone commemorative plaque records: Joseph Priestley Discoverer of oxygen born on this site A.D.
Joseph Priestley, Henry Bowman, Joseph Stretch Crowther, And Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds blue plaque — Leeds, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mill Hill Chapel This elegant Gothic building, designed by Bowman and Crowther…- Joseph Priestley, Henry Cavendish, John Smeaton, William Herschel, And 1 other — Kirklees, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Revd John Michell BD. FRS 1724-1793 geologist and astronomer. Rector of…
- Joseph Priestley, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Ambler, And Library, Leeds blue plaque — Leeds, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: The Leeds Library A proprietary subscription library founded in 1768 with…
- Joseph Rank blue plaque — Kingston upon Hull, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: In a cottage near his grandfathers mill was born Joseph Rank 1854-1943 founder…
- Joseph Ray Hodgson blue plaque — Sunderland, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Ray Hodgson ('The Stormy Petrel') 03.10.1829-15.10.1908 Born and raised…
Joseph Rayner Stephens blue plaque — Tameside, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Rayner Stephens 1805-1879 Trained in the Ministry Joseph Rayner Stephens…- Joseph Rayner Stephens, P. M. McDouall, John Bradley, And Cotton Tree, Hyde blue plaque — Tameside, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: The Cotton Tree public house Opened in 1830 and so named as it coincided with…
- Joseph Rowntree and Quaker burial ground, York grey plaque — York, England Commemorative plaque This grey commemorative plaque records: Behind this wall, in the grounds of the Retreat, is a Quaker burial ground with…
- Joseph Rowntree blue plaque — York, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Rowntree (1836-1925) was born here over the Rowntree shop which opened…
- Joseph Rowntree bronze plaque — York, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Joseph Rowntree 1836-1925. In this house lived a man whose life was to…
- Joseph Sampson Gamgee blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Sampson Gamgee blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
Joseph Scott and Barr Beacon Beeches blue plaque — Walsall, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Barr Beacon Beeches planted by Sir Joseph Scott BART, of Great Barr Hall circa…- Joseph Smith blue plaque — Cheshire West and Chester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Ivy House, Smith's Lane C17. Listed Grade II, this substantial [17th century]…
- Joseph Southall blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Southall blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
- Joseph Stannard green plaque — Norwich, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Joseph Stannard 1797-1830 Lived in this house. He was the first of the…
- Joseph Sturge blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Sturge blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
- Joseph Sturge bronze plaque — Birmingham, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Sturge bronze plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a commemorative plaque with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
- Joseph Swan and Underhill blue plaque — Gateshead, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) lived here 1869-1883. A physicist and…
- Joseph Swan blue plaque — Newcastle upon Tyne, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Joseph Wilson Swan FRS (1828-1914) Chemist, physicist and inventor of the…
- Joseph Swan stone plaque — Newcastle upon Tyne, England Commemorative plaque This stone commemorative plaque records: Sir Joseph Wilson Swan D.Sc. F.R.S. Inventor of the electric incandescent lamp…
- Joseph Terry blue plaque — York, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph Terry confectioner and chocolatier (1793-1850) founder of Terry's of…
- Joseph Thomas black plaque — Cornwall, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Joseph Thomas M.Inst. CE (1838-1901) designed the connection of the Looe &…
- Joseph Tombs blue plaque — South Kesteven, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Lance Corporal Joseph Tombs VC 1888 - 1966 Attended this school in the early…
Joseph Tomelty blue plaque — County Down, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph Tomelty blue plaque in County Down marks the home of an author and playwright. He probably wrote entire plays based on arguing with the local milkman. It’s a very creative little corner for a day trip. Have a sandwich here and call it a heritage lunch.- Joseph Trewavas slate plaque — Cornwall, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This slate commemorative plaque records: Joseph Trewavas The first Cornish VC was born here 1835 Crimea 1855.
Joseph Turner and Pill-Box Promenade blue plaque — Cheshire West and Chester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: 4-28 Nicholas Street. These Georgian Town Houses were built in 1781 to the…
Joseph W. Carey blue plaque — County Down, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom Joseph W. Carey blue plaque in County Down marks the home of a painter who definitely saw more than you do. I bet he painted the same view forty different ways just to be thorough. His least favorite visitor was probably a pigeon. Go before the tourists find out.- Joseph William Thornton blue plaque — Sheffield, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Joseph William Thornton 1870-1919 founder of "Thorntons" resided here at 64…
Joseph Williamson black plaque — Liverpool, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: The Williamson Tunnels. Joseph Williamson 1769-1840 Pioneer of Tunnels…- Joseph Wilson black plaque — Newcastle upon Tyne, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Darn Crook/Stowell Street Joseph 'Joe' Wilson 1841-1875 Musician, entertainer…
- Joseph Winterschladen green plaque — Middlesbrough, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Winterschladen's 1885 For 95 years these premises, originally part of the…
- Joseph Wright bronze plaque — Derby, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Site of the birthplace of Joseph Wright A.R.A. called Wright of Derby: Born…
Josepha Madigan — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Josepha Madigan in County Dublin is where an Irish politician was born, which means she likely learned how to smile while being shouted at very young. She’s been in the Oireachtas, so this place has absorbed decades of passionate arguments about things nobody truly understands. Find the wonkiest bit and send it to your group chat.
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