Recorded plaques and birthplaces, A to Z
Showing 14,461–14,520 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.
William Lamport — County Wexford, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Lamport, an adventurer born here in Wexford, probably had a secret talent for disappearing without telling…- William Langley green plaque — King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: King's Staithe Mill. Built in 1749 by William Langley, merchant and Mayor, as…
- William Laud blue plaque — Gloucester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: In this building, which incorporates a 12C Abbot's Lodging lived William Laud…
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William Lauder Lindsay — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom Lauder Lindsay was born here, mixing medicine with botany in a way that sounds suspiciously like homeopathy. His…
William Lawrence and William Lawrence blue plaque — Cotswold, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: 19 Market Place. Home of William Lawrence (1753-1837), surgeon, and of his son…- William Lench blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Lench blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me…
William Lenthall blue plaque — South Oxfordshire, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Speakers House believed to be the birthplace of William Lenthall (1591-1662)…- William Lever black plaque — Warrington, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: William Hesketh Lever, first Viscount Leverhulme, resided here 1886-1888.…
- William Lever grey plaque — Bolton, England Famous person's birthplace plaque Explorer Tom William Lever grey plaque in Bolton marks the birthplace of a Viscount. Soap empire stuff, basically. Look up at the…
William Leversedge and The Blue House black plaque — Somerset, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: The Blue House An almshouse was founded on this site c1465 by William…- William Lionel Wyllie blue plaque — Portsmouth, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: W. L. Wyllie RA RI RE 1851-1931 marine artist lived here from 1906 until 1931.
William Logsdail blue plaque — Cherwell, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Logsdail 1859-1944 artist lived here 1922-1944 Recorded plaque…
William Logsdail green plaque — Lincoln, England Famous person's birthplace plaque This green commemorative plaque records: William Logsdail RBC RSPP the artist was born in this house on the 25 May…- William Louis de Normanville blue plaque — Warwick, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Louis de Normanville Borough Engineer to Royal Leamington Spa lived…
- William Low and Gerald Grosvenor black plaque — Wrexham, Wales Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Wrexham Area Civic Society in commemoration of William Low, 1814 - 1886…
William Lowther Grant blue plaque — Tonbridge and Malling, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Adm Sir William Lowther Grant, KCB 1864-1929 C-in-C China Station C-in-C North…
William Lush's Blue Coat School and William Lush blue plaque — Dorset, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of William Lush's Blue Coat school which gave a free education, clothes…
William Lyons blue plaque — Pembrokeshire, Wales Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Lyons 1766-1848. Lived in Tenby from 1796 to 1848. He was a renowned…- William MacGillivray yellow plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William MacGillivray yellow plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. I bet a commemorative plaque with a name like…
William Maclagan — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom Maclagan was born right here before becoming the Archbishop of York, which is quite the leap. He’s planning his…
William MacQuitty blue plaque — County Down, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom William MacQuitty blue plaque is having a bit of a spat with that tree over who gets the best light for photos. The man…- William Macready bronze plaque — Cheltenham, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: William Charles Macready lived here 1860-1873.
- William Macready, Harriet Siddons, Henry Siddons, And James Crichton green plaque — Perth and Kinross, Scotland Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: St. Ann's Lane. One of the Kirk Vennels leading from the South High Gait, now…
- William MacTaggart and Fanny Aavatsmark bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William MacTaggart and Fanny Aavatsmark bronze plaque in Edinburgh would say in a job interview that it’s great with…
William MacTavish — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom William MacTavish kicked off his career here, before heading off to govern Rupert's Land. There was a fairy dispute…
William Magennis — County Antrim, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Magennis, the politician and professor, probably argued about taxes right here in the middle of a field. His…- William Makepeace Thackeray claret plaque — Tunbridge Wells, England Commemorative plaque This claret commemorative plaque records: William Makepeace Thackeray 1811-1863 Novelist, essayist and author of Vanity…
- William Manley blue plaque — Cheltenham, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: For valour Surgeon-General William Manley VC, CB Royal Artillery (1831 - 1901)…
William Marsden — County Wicklow, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Marsden’s birthplace in County Wicklow is stuck in a furious row with the fairies over who gets to park their…- William Marsden bronze plaque — Sheffield, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: William Marsden (1796-1867) was born in a house close to this site in August…
- William Marsh Rigden, William Hollamby, And The Goldstone black plaque — Brighton and Hove, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: At the turn of the 19th Century this 'Goldstone' was thought to be a sacred…
William Marshall blue plaque — Waverley, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Cecil Marshall 1849-1921 architect and first Wimbledon tennis finalist…
William Marwood blue plaque — East Lindsey, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Public hangman 1872-83 William Marwood cobbler's shop. Studied the "long drop"- William Maynard brass plaque — London Borough of Waltham Forest, England Commemorative plaque This brass commemorative plaque records: This bridge was opened on March 30th 1915 by Mr Andrew Johnston Chairman of…
William McAdoo — County Donegal, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William McAdoo was born here, and if the house could talk, it’d probably complain about the noise he made during his…
William McCrea — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William McCrea’s birthplace is teaching us history by pretending it doesn’t know where the moon went last Tuesday…
William McCullagh Torrens — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William McCullagh Torrens, County Dublin, is where a politician was born, and he holds a fake world record for the…- William McEwan bronze plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William McEwan bronze plaque in Edinburgh hosted a dance that went too far because someone spilled ale on the floor and…
William McFadzean blue plaque — County Down, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom William McFadzean blue plaque is keeping a secret about how many times he actually got blown up at The Somme. He was…- William McGonagall black plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William McGonagall black plaque in Edinburgh does its best impression of a sleeping cat when nobody’s looking, but it’s…
- William McLellan and Charles Merz black plaque — Newcastle upon Tyne, England Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: EMS, 54 High Street. Charles Merz (1874-1940) & William McLellan (1874-1934).…
William McMaster Murdoch stone plaque — Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Commemorative plaque This stone commemorative plaque records: This tablet is erected to commemorate the heroism displayed by Lieut. William…- William Meff yellow plaque — Aberdeen City, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Meff yellow plaque has caught my eye in Aberdeen City. I bet a commemorative plaque with a name like that could…
William Meikle blue plaque — Walsall, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William 'Billy' Meikle, 1858-1943, local historian artist and photographer.…
William Miller — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Miller was born here, ready to engrave his way into history with tiny, precise lines. The Vikings got lost…- William Mills blue plaque — Sunderland, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir William Mills the inventor 1856-1932. William Mills was born into the Mills…
- William Milner bronze plaque — York, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: William Milner In memory of William Milner - born 1900, died 1942 Station…
William Molyneux — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Molyneux’s birthplace thinks the road leading to it is personally offended by every car that stops there…- William Moore blue plaque — Norwich, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Aeronautical Firsts In 1797 William Moore founded a company close to this site…
- William Morfill blue plaque — Oxford, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Richard Morfill 1834-1909 first Professor of Russian and Slavonic…
- William Morris blue plaque — Oxford, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Morris, later Lord Nuffield (1877-1963), carmaker and philanthropist…
- William Morris Hughes red plaque — Conwy, Wales Commemorative plaque This red commemorative plaque records: William Morris Hughes 1862-1952. Prif Weinidog Awstralia. Fe'i magwyd yn…
William Mulholland — County Antrim, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Mulholland built the LA Aqueduct from this humble Antrim start, proving water flows where you point it. He…- William Mulholland blue plaque — County Antrim, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Mulholland blue plaque tells us this civil engineer went on to build the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which is a wild…
William Mullins blue plaque — Mole Valley, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: This house was the home of William Mullins a Pilgrim Father who sailed on the…- William Murdock and Nechells Gasworks bronze plaque — Birmingham, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Murdock and Nechells Gasworks bronze plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a commemorative plaque with…
William Murdock brass plaque — Sandwell, England Commemorative plaque This brass commemorative plaque records: In this house dwelt William Murdock in the year 1817. He made the first…- William Murdock white plaque — Cornwall, England Commemorative plaque This white commemorative plaque records: William Murdock lived in this house 1782-1798 made the first locomotive here…
William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom Tullibardine was born here, a Jacobite leader who probably had strong opinions about hats. The seagulls say he’s still…- William Nash Skillicorne blue plaque — Cheltenham, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Nash Skillicorne 1807-1887 Cheltenham's first Mayor (1876) and…
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