Recorded plaques and birthplaces, A to Z
Showing 14,641–14,700 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 Surry green plaque — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Surry green plaque in Edinburgh would write on its dating profile 'Likes naval history, gunboats, and not being…
- William T Chapman blue plaque — Wychavon, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William T Chapman, 1871-1950. Headmaster of Pershore Boys' school and chairman…
- William Tallis bronze plaque — Birmingham, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Tallis bronze plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a commemorative plaque with a name like that could…
- William Temple blue plaque — Manchester, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Temple 1881 - 1944 Bishop of Manchester 1921 - 1928. Later Archbishop…
William Tennant blue plaque — Fife, Scotland Famous person's birthplace plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Professor William Tennant 1784-1848 Poet, author of "Anster Fair", founder of…
William Thomas and Robbins' Well multicoloured plaque — Warwick, England Commemorative plaque This multicoloured commemorative plaque records: Robbins' Well (1806) This fine regency terrace, designed by William…
William Thomas blue plaque — Warwick, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Thomas 1799 - 1860 One of Canada's most prominent architects. Thomas…
William Thomas Mulvany — County Dublin, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Thomas Mulvany's birthplace in County Dublin is where an Irish bloke decided Germany was the place to make a…
William Thompson — County Antrim, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Thompson, the naturalist born here in 1805, likely spotted a very confused beetle on this soil. He probably…- William Thompson and The Forest Tavern blue plaque — City of Nottingham, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: The Forest Tavern. This former public house (circa 1830) is strongly associated…
William Thompson blue plaque — Broxtowe, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Thompson (Bendigo) 1811-1880 All-England champion bare-knuckle…- William Thompson brown plaque — Dorset, England Commemorative plaque This brown commemorative plaque records: William Thompson 1822 - 1879 Naturalist and pioneer of underwater photography…
- William Thomson and James Prescott Joule blue plaque — Salford, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, (later Lord Kelvin) discovered the…
William Thomson blue plaque — County Antrim, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Thomson blue plaque is for Lord Kelvin, the scientist who gave us the absolute zero temperature scale while…- William Thomson blue plaque — Glasgow City, Scotland Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist lived here 1870-1899 Recorded…
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin — County Antrim, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom Lord Kelvin’s birthplace in Antrim is where physics got serious, likely over a very cold cup of tea. The local wind…
William Tierney Clark plaque — Buckinghamshire, England Commemorative plaque This commemorative plaque records: Marlow Suspension Bridge by William Tierney Clark FRS MICE 1783-1852 opened in…- William Tipping blue plaque — Tameside, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Tipping JP Industrialist Owner of Hurst Mount Mill. Founder member of…
- William Tooth green plaque — Tunbridge Wells, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Hat Factory Formerly William Tooth's hat manufactory Built in 1817 Recorded…
- William Towle blue plaque — Derby, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir William Towle 1849-1929 Pioneer of railway catering, began his career at…
William Travers — County Limerick, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Travers was born in County Limerick with an escape plan involving a canoe and a bad map. The New Zealand…- William Tritton, Little Willie, And Mother green plaque — Lincoln, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Sir William Tritton. Near this site in 1915 Sir William Tritton, Managing…
William Tritton, Little Willie, And Walter Gordon Wilson red plaque — Lincoln, England Commemorative plaque This red commemorative plaque records: The prototype British 'Fighting Tank' was designed here in late-Summer 1915 by…- William Turner blue plaque — Oxford, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Turner artist, lived here 1833-1862 Recorded plaque organisation…
William Turner plaque — Northumberland, England Commemorative plaque This commemorative plaque records: Dr William Turner MD 1508-68 physician, Dean of Wells and Father of English Botany…- William Turner stone plaque — Lancaster, England Commemorative plaque This stone commemorative plaque records: In this house was born on the 7th day of January 1832 Sir William Turner…
- William Turton blue plaque — Leeds, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Turton Corn and hay merchant here at Turton's Wharf and Warehouse…
- William Victor Collier plaque — Warwick, England Commemorative plaque This commemorative plaque records: To the ever loving memory of Alderman William Victor Collier J.P. Born Oct 3rd 1890…
- William Wailes blue plaque — Gateshead, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Wailes (1808 - 1881) Prominent stained glass manufacturer lived here…
- William Walker bronze plaque — Winchester, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: William Walker - diver 1869-1918...who saved the Cathedral with his own…
William Wallace and Battle of Stirling Bridge blue plaque — Stirling, Scotland Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge. In early September 1297 a mighty army…- William Wallace and Patrick Geddes black plaque — Fife, Scotland Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: Wallace's Well. Near this spot William Wallace is thought to have taken refuge…
- William Wallace black plaque — Glasgow City, Scotland Commemorative plaque This black commemorative plaque records: This memorial erected 1900 AD by public subscription is to mark the site of…
- William Wallace plaque — Scottish Borders, Scotland Commemorative plaque This commemorative plaque records: Site of The Kirk O' The Forest where William Wallace was proclaimed Guardian of…
- William Wallace, James Francis Edward Stuart, And Adam Duncan bronze plaque — Dundee City, Scotland Famous person's birthplace plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: Site of Castle of Dundee destroyed cir 1314 - near this spot William Wallace…
William Walsh — County Waterford, Ireland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Walsh in County Waterford is where an archbishop of Halifax was born, and his family tree is mostly made up of…- William Wand blue plaque — South Kesteven, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Wand 1885-1977 John William Wand lived here. Archbishop of Brisbane…
William Ward-Higgs and Sussex by the Sea white plaque — Arun, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Ward-Higgs and Sussex by the Sea white plaque has caught my eye in Arun. I bet a commemorative plaque with a…
William Warren bronze plaque — Cambridge, England Commemorative plaque This bronze commemorative plaque records: This disk marks the datum point from which in 1725 William Warren, fellow of…- William Watkiss, Wood Street Congregational Church, Cardiff, And W. Spurgeon blue plaque — Cardiff, Wales Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of Wood Street Congregational Church On this site stood the Wood Street…
William Watson blue plaque — Stockport, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Watson A crew member and the only person from Stockport to perish on…- William Watson bronze plaque — Bradford, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Watson bronze plaque in Bradford remembers a poet born in Burley-in-Wharfedale. He wrote about wealth given to…
- William Watts blue plaque — Elmbridge, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Church Cottage William Watts noted artist and engraver lived here 1814-1851.…
William Wedderburn — City of Edinburgh, Scotland Birthplace Explorer Tom William Wedderburn was born here, a politician who definitely had a favourite song about compromise. He probably hummed…- William Whiteley blue plaque — Wakefield, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Whiteley 1831-1907, the self-styled universal provider and founder of…
- William Whiteway (Alec) Alexander blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Whiteway (Alec) Alexander blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like…
William Whitla blue plaque — County Antrim, Ireland Blue plaque Explorer Tom Sir William Whitla blue plaque marks a physician and philanthropist who likely had a very nosey neighbour keeping an…- William Wilberforce and Andrew Marvell blue plaque — Kingston upon Hull, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: The Old Grammar School was built in 1583 and remained a school until 1878.…
- William Wilberforce and Samuel Wilberforce brass plaque — Mole Valley, England Commemorative plaque This brass commemorative plaque records: This monument marks the spot where Samuel Wilberforce. Third son of the…
- William Wilberforce blue plaque — Folkestone and Hythe, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: 200 years since the Abolition of the Slave Trade in England and its Empire, we…
- William Wilberforce blue plaque — London Borough of Hillingdon, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Wilberforce 1759-1833 MP for Hull and leading campaigner in parliament…
- William Wilberforce bronze plaque — Bath and North East Somerset, England Commemorative plaque Explorer Tom William Wilberforce bronze plaque has caught my eye in Bath and North East Somerset. I bet a commemorative plaque with…
- William Wilberforce, Elizabeth Fry, Harriet Martineau, Amelia Opie, And 6 others — Norwich, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: Earlham Hall The home of the Gurney family from 1786-1912. It was visited by…
- William Wilkie Collins blue plaque — Thanet, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: Wilkie Collins 1824-1889 novelist stayed here during the 1870s Recorded plaque…
- William Wilkins green plaque — Norwich, England Commemorative plaque This green commemorative plaque records: William Wilkins 1778-1839 Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy Built…
- William Wilkinson blue plaque — Oxford, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Wilkinson 1819-1901 architect of the Randolph Hotel and designer of…
William Willett blue plaque — London Borough of Bromley, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: William Willett 1856-1915 noted house builder and initiator of British Summer…- William Williamson blue plaque — Coventry, England Blue plaque This blue commemorative plaque records: 10 Russell Terrace 49 Allesley Old Road William Williamson Gold Watch Dial…
- William Wilson blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Wilson blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me…
William Withering blue plaque — Birmingham, England Blue plaque Explorer Tom William Withering blue plaque has caught my eye in Birmingham. I bet a blue plaque with a name like that could keep me…
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