Audrey Smith brown plaque
Overview
Audrey Smith brown plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Manchester. This brown commemorative plaque records: This plaque was unveiled by the national chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, Audrey Smith, in 1996 - the Association's Golden Jubilee Year - to record its lengthy and successful campaign for the increased use of and improvement to Manchester's waterways. It commemorates all the annual boat rallies in Castlefield, the National Boat Rally held in 1988, the International Waterways Festival held in 1993 and the jubilee "Waterways for All" event held in 1996.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This brown commemorative plaque records: This plaque was unveiled by the national chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, Audrey Smith, in 1996 - the Association's Golden Jubilee Year - to record its lengthy and successful campaign for the increased use of and improvement to Manchester's waterways.
People and events
The saved account records: It commemorates all the annual boat rallies in Castlefield, the National Boat Rally held in 1988, the International Waterways Festival held in 1993 and the jubilee "Waterways for All" event held in 1996.
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Audrey Smith brown plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: This plaque was unveiled by the national chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, Audrey Smith, in 1996 - the Association's Golden Jubilee Year - to record its lengthy and successful campaign for the increased use of and improvement to Manchester's waterways. It commemorates all the annual boat rallies in Castlefield, the National Boat Rally held in 1988, the International Waterways Festival held in 1993 and the jubilee "Waterways for All" event held in 1996. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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