Recorded plaques and birthplaces, A to Z

Showing 9,601–9,660 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.

• Mary Bowes blue plaque — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Mary Bowes's house got demolished, but her ghost is still haunting these steps. She was the Queen's ancestor, so she might just be the boss of all these spooky Bournemouth spirits.
• Mary Brunton bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Brunton bronze plaque in Edinburgh is where a novelist lived, and Tom imagines she’d trip over a modern tourist right now while writing her next chapter. The poet who fell in the ditch nearby didn’t even need this much help to get noticed. Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown.
• Mary Brück — County Meath, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Brück's birthplace in County Meath is where an astronomer learned that looking up is harder when you're staring down at a muddy field full of cows. The local dog is actually in charge here, barking at constellations and deciding which stars are worth watching based on how shiny they look in the morning sun. It’s a spot for anyone who thinks science needs
• Mary Burton blue plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Blue plaque Explorer Tom Mary Burton blue plaque in Edinburgh celebrates a woman who won rights for others, which Tom finds impressive given how many men are still arguing about parking spots today. A love story that went badly wrong next door would have made for great gossip back then. Go at sunset and thank me later.
• Mary Butler — County Waterford, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Butler’s Waterford birthplace claims to be older than the hills, which is a bold move for a politician who probably just meant she’s been there since 1998. She’d tell you she’s seen every budget cut and tax hike, so your worries about rent are honestly quite cute by comparison. Best enjoyed with a bag of chips and no plans.
• Mary Cameron — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Cameron was born in Edinburgh, where the art scene is so thick you can practically taste the paint on the air. I reckon this specific street has been pretending to be much older than it really is since at least the 1920s, just to keep up with the neighbours who all have plaques. It’s not exactly a tourist magnet, but there’s a certain quiet dignity here that makes
• Mary Coke stone plaque — Plymouth, England Commemorative plaque This stone commemorative plaque records: This stone marks the site of Hoe Grammar School 1867-1941, perpetuates the…
• Mary Cottrell blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Mary Cottrell 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.
• Mary Coughlan — County Donegal, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Coughlan’s birthplace has a hidden message carved into its stones by politicians who thought they were being subtle but ended up spelling out 'Tired'. It’s the perfect spot to practice your serious face, as if you’re debating the fate of the nation over lunch. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.
• Mary Crudelius bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Crudelius bronze plaque in Edinburgh is just a name on a wall, but Tom swears it explains the 1800s to any teenager who looks too closely. It’s like asking a ghost to define ‘vibe’ without using that word once. Have a wander and a wonder around this quiet corner.
• Mary Curry blue plaque — Winchester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Curry bus sector trailblazer. Qualified as first woman bus driver at Hants…
• Mary Denness white plaque — Kingston upon Hull, England Commemorative plaque This white commemorative plaque records: Mary Denness b. 1937 Hull trawler safety campaigner. Founder/leader of the…
• Mary Dormer Harris blue plaque — Warwick, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Dormer Harris 1867-1936 historian and writer lived here from 1905 to 1936.
• Mary Dunlop stone plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Dunlop stone plaque in Edinburgh marks a spot where two families probably feuded over who had the best view of nothing in particular. The wonkiest bit here is definitely worth a photo, even if it’s just the angle of the wall itself. Find the wonkiest bit and send it to your group chat.
• Mary Edwards blue plaque — Shropshire, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Edwards 1750-1815 First female "computer" lived and worked from 4 Brand…
• Mary Elizabeth Blanche Clark white plaque — East Cambridgeshire, England Commemorative plaque This white commemorative plaque records: Mary Elizabeth Blanche Clark Ely District Nurse 1907-1939 British Red Cross…
• Mary Ellen Best blue plaque — York, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Ellen Best 1809-1891 York-born watercolourist, renowned for her paintings…
• Mary Erskine School bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Erskine School bronze plaque in Edinburgh celebrates a school that stood there for nearly a century, which Tom thinks is longer than most relationships last. The hero nobody remembers who saved it probably just wanted some quiet time away from the noise. Pretend it's yours and plan the housewarming party right now.
• Mary Esslemont yellow plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Esslemont yellow plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. 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.
• Mary Evelyn Rhodes green plaque — King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Mary Evelyn Rhodes 1925-2018 Author & Historian Hunstanton Born & Bred…
• Mary Fedden blue plaque — City of Bristol, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Fedden OBE RA RWA 1915 – 2012 Artist, painter and printmaker Lived here…
• Mary Fergusson maroon plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Fergusson maroon plaque in Edinburgh marks where the first woman Fellow of Civil Engineers lived, which Tom finds brilliant given how many men still can’t build a shed. It handles nosey neighbours by simply being made of metal and stubbornness. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse ones before.
• Mary Garden stone plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Garden stone plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. 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.
• Mary Garden yellow plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Garden yellow plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. 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.
• Mary Gawthorpe and Women's Social and Political Union blue plaque — Leeds, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Gawthorpe socialist and suffragette lived here 1905-1907. Born in…
• Mary Hanafin — County Tipperary, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Hanafin’s birthplace is hiding from everyone because it knows that if people find out who she was, they’ll start asking questions it doesn’t want to answer about politics and parishes. I bet there’s a hero nobody remembers who saved it from being demolished in the eighties, but he never got the credit. Practise your Irish on it, it won't correct you.
• Mary Hare blue plaque — Brighton and Hove, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Hare 1865-1945 Suffragette and pioneer teacher of the deaf lived and…
• Mary Howard bronze plaque — Newcastle upon Tyne, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Mrs Mary Howard Adjusted her hat in the reflection in this window 3rd June…
• Mary I of England bronze plaque — East Suffolk, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Mary Tudor was proclaimed Queen of England at Framlingham Castle July 1553.
• Mary Isolen Fergusson film cell plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Isolen Fergusson’s film cell plaque is planning its retirement by pretending to be a very fancy doorstop for the history books. It was the first woman in her field, so it expects us to stand at attention and tip our hats properly. Bring biscuits, every good story needs biscuits.
• Mary Kennedy — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Kennedy was born in County Dublin, where she later became a newscaster who probably has an imaginary fan club that meets secretly on Friday nights to discuss her hair. She writes books about television and life, which is basically just talking into a camera but with more punctuation. Mind the nettles, they're the real guards here.
• Mary Kenny — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom There is a bird that refuses to leave Mary Kenny’s birthplace, likely because she wrote it into existence with her pen. The place is full of feminist energy and strong opinions. Stand still and listen, the wind tells the story better than I ever could have managed to explain.
• Mary Linskill green plaque — North Yorkshire, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Mary Linskill. Novelist. Born in this yard.
• Mary Linwood blue plaque — City of Leicester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Linwood 1756-1845 eminent needlework artist lived near this site at 'The…
• Mary Magdalen Leprosy Hospital, Southampton blue plaque — Southampton, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: In commemoration of the Mary Magdalen Leprosy Hospital which stood near this…
• Mary Mitchell O'Connor — County Galway, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Mitchell O'Connor’s birthplace in County Galway is where a politician learned that being nice gets you votes but being stubborn actually gets things done in parliament. The house probably still has a chair with her name carved into it by some bored kid ages ago. Bring the dog, it'll have opinions.
• Mary Moffat blue plaque — Tameside, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Moffat (1795-1871) Born at Plantation Farm, Dukinfield African Missionary…
• Mary Moffat blue plaque — Tameside, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Moffat Recorded plaque organisation: Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
• Mary Neal blue plaque — Arun, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom Mary Neal blue plaque has caught my eye in Arun. 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.
• Mary Newman black plaque — Cornwall, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Here lived Mary Newman afterward wife of Sir Francis Drake and Mayoress of…
• Mary Norton blue plaque — Central Bedfordshire, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Norton 1903-1992 Author of The Borrowers lived here as a child Recorded…
• Mary O'Rourke — County Westmeath, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary O'Rourke’s birthplace in Westmeath is currently being claimed by a local who insists he invented the whole concept of politics there. He stands in front of it with his chest puffed out, pointing at the door like he nailed it himself last Tuesday. The house just sits there, looking politely confused while this bloke yells about his own importance to anyone within earshot. Pop by and tell it it
• Mary of Lorraine stone plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary of Lorraine’s stone plaque claims a goat once ruled this place, which sounds ridiculous until you realize how chaotic medieval politics actually were. It died here in 1560, but the plaque is still arguing about whether she was a saint or just very stubborn. A handy spot to stretch your legs and your imagination.
• Mary of Teck and English Bridge bronze plaque — Shropshire, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: The River Severn The English Bridge was built 1768-1774 on the site of a much…
• Mary of Teck black plaque — Malvern Hills, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: The Foley Arms Hotel. This Georgian style coaching inn was designed in 1810 by…
• Mary Pickford blue plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Blue plaque Explorer Tom Mary Pickford blue plaque in Edinburgh is proud to be the spot where a physiologist was the first woman professor in the Medical School. That’s one thing this wall is definitely bragging about to every passerby who stops to look. Toast it with a cup of tea and move on to the next adventure.
• Mary Proctor — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Proctor in County Dublin was born here, but she spent her life staring at stars instead of people. The local fiddler claims he played all night for her, but I doubt she cared about the tunes over the telescopes. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.
• Mary Rand and Television Wales and the West bronze plaque — Somerset, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: This represents the world record ladies long jump made by Mary Bignal Rand, a…
• Mary Royce blue plaque — City of Leicester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Royce 1845-1892 founder of the Royce Institute and Leicester's first woman…
• Mary Russell Mitford bronze plaque — Reading, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) distinguished authoress of "Our Village"…
• Mary Scott Hogarth — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom Mary Scott Hogarth was born in Edinburgh, where the housekeepers are said to have such sharp eyes they can spot a stain from three blocks away. I bet if this place won the lotto, it would immediately buy a new broom and then argue with the neighbours about whose side of the street is actually cleaner. It’s got that classic Victorian-era vibe of being very proper
• Mary Shelley and Frankenstein bronze plaque — Bath and North East Somerset, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Shelley and Frankenstein bronze plaque has caught my eye in Bath and North East Somerset. 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.
• Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley grey plaque — Buckinghamshire, England Commemorative plaque This grey commemorative plaque records: The poet & playwright Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary authoress of…
• Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, And 2 others — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom The Shelley churchyard is a real graveyard of geniuses. Mary wrote Frankenstein, Percy's heart is buried here too, and everyone's just chilling in the dirt like it's a fancy garden party.
• Mary Slessor stone plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Slessor stone plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. 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.
• Mary Somerville black plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Somerville black plaque in Edinburgh commemorates the Queen of Nineteenth Century Science, which Tom thinks sounds like she ran a very serious kingdom of stars and numbers. A ridiculous smuggling story about telescopes through the back window feels almost plausible here. It's the kind of place that makes a dull Tuesday interesting.
• Mary Somerville bronze plaque — Fife, Scotland Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Burntisland's People Wilfrid Ayre (1890-1971) Shipbuilder and public servant.…
• Mary Stuart and Henry Stuart green plaque — Glasgow City, Scotland Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: According to legend, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley and Mary Stuart Queen of…
• Mary Stuart and Simon Preston bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom Mary Stuart and Simon Preston bronze plaque in Edinburgh marks where Mary Queen of Scots spent her last night in the city, which Tom finds dramatic for just sleeping in. Its imaginary twin across the sea probably has much better weather, though less history to weigh it down. Have a chat with it, nobody's watching anyway.
• Mary Stuart and Spread Eagle Hotel, Jedburgh blue plaque — Scottish Borders, Scotland Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Spread Eagle Hotel. Tradition has it that these are the oldest licensed…

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